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AFGHANISTAN WOMEN - PRAYING FOR PEACE - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Photo Credit: Paula Lerner/Aurora Photos - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/behind-the-veil/ - http://www.lernerphoto.com/

A woman wearing a burka and holding her baby joins hundreds of others to pray for peace to commemorate International Women's Day in Kandahar City, one of the most volatile parts of Afghanistan.  Despite the overwhelmingly female presence in the room, she wears a burka to protect her identity from the small number of men and members of the media in attendance.

 

A woman wearing a burka and holding her baby joins hundreds of others to pray for peace to commemorate International Women's Day in Kandahar City, one of the most volatile parts of Afghanistan. Despite the overwhelmingly female presence in the room, she wears a burka to protect her identity from the small number of men and members of the media in attendance.

 

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