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AFGHANISTAN GENDER PHOTO OF KORAN TEACHER & CLASS

 

BY PAULA LERNER

 

http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/afghanstoriesfall08/

 

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - 5/14/07: A breeze blows the cloth intended to keep out dust during a Koran class taught by Shahla (in black). With her strong singing voice to guide them, every day she goes over over the prayers and how to chant them with her children. (Photo by © Paula Lerner) 

 

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The Atelier Gallery at the Stoneham Theatre - Metro Boston Area
Afghan Stories
Photographs by Paula Lerner
October 23 - November 22

On display in the Griffin Museum's Atelier Gallery at the Stoneham Theatre from October 23 through November 22, the exhibit explores another side of Afghanistan and shows a world that has been largely unknown or closed to Western observers.

 

Exhibit Web Gallery:

http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/afghanstoriesfall08/

Event information:

http://www.lernerphoto.com/content.html?page=5

 

PAULA LERNER - BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION 

Paula Lerner is an award winning photojournalist who's work has taken her from the Amazon to Afghanistan.  Since 1985 she has been working for magazine clients including Smithsonian, People, Time, Newsweek, and Business Week  in addition to many foreign publications.  Women's issues have been a recurring theme in her work, and she began photographing projects about women in Afghanistan in 2005.  In 2006 she collaborated with The Washington Post.com  to produce a multimedia feature about women in Kabul, which won a prestigious Webby Award archived online here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/afghanistanwomen/ She is currently at work on a new project about women in Kandahar.  For additional information, please visit her web site at http://www.lernerphoto.com.

 

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