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AFGHANISTAN - FARZANA WAHIDY PHOTOS
OF WOMEN'S REALITIES
In 2001, I created a
humanitarian organization in
Farzana Wahidy was
one of the first, in 2002; she was one of 15 we picked from more than 500
people who applied. She was young, 17 or 18. At first her father was hesitant,
but we convinced him that it would be a good thing for her to do. She had spent
her life living under the Taliban; she knew what that meant for Afghan women,
and she understood that she could tell their stories in photographs. Her main
teacher was Manoocher Deghati, who is now
Additional Farzana Wahidy Photos: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/photos/139705873.html
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