Afghan Women by pixeltek
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So you want Afghan women? Sure, lots of them. Here's the problem, if you want to take a picture of them, unless they are highly educated, i.e. more enlightened and independent, you will have to ask the, er, owners, e.g. parents, brothers, or husbands, if you may take a picture of them with their face showing. Otherwise, all you get are these 'blue traffic cones' everywhere. All in the name of 'modesty' of course. You may manage to sneak a shot here and there, of a less conservative woman out in the open, but that's about it. The men practically throw themselves in front of the cameras. They are posing for you at the drop of a hat but they nearly always disallow pictures of their women to be taken. This picture I took at the Hazrat Ali Shrine in Mazar-e-Sharif.
Comments (6)
photosynthesis
The beautiful & intricate artistry evident in the fantastic tilework here contrasts strikingly with the primitive & barbaric social & religious customs that oppress women in Islamic societies.
pixeltek
Well observed and nicely put. Thanks
auntietk
Thank you for this, my friend. The photograph is beautiful, but the content leaves me speechless. Let me just agree with Claude ... his statement was eloquent and concise.
jif3d
LOL...blue traffic cones and strange traditions, well to us any way ! Another interesting capture, I like how they don't wear shoes inside, just like at my place ! In OZ the Aboriginals don't like having their photo's taken, they think it's a ghost of themselves and freaks them out, better education would sort that out ! Well done & ~Cheers~
pixeltek
In all mosques and shrines it is customary to take off your shoes, also true in Buddhist temples. So, nothing unusual there, Jeff. I did say that the men just love having their pictures taken, and no one objects there at all. Ditto, for kids - boys and girls. So it's not that they think that their soul may be at risk. This is based on possession of and control over, another human being. Not to say that this is exclusively so. There are exceptions, but they are few and far between. Also, there are certain groups of that society, that are more relaxed and where the women don't necessarily wear the full burka. In Kabul I saw some very beautiful young Afghan women with just a shawl over their hair, and even that was only loosely worn and back on the head. They were, however, well to do, to judge from their appearance.
alanwilliams
superb, so good to have glimpse of a county we only usually see in conflict