Saturday, September 26, 2009

Behind the Veil, part 6: Wishing for peace

The Globe and Mail has posted Behind the Veil: An Intimate Journey Into the Lives of Kandahar’s Women, an outstanding multi-part interactive series by photojournalist Paula Lerner and reporter Jessica Leeder chronicling the lives of women in Kandahar, one of Afghanistan’s most conservative, volatile cities. <br>

Part 6: Wishing for peace - A fervent wish for peace ‘so I can see what happiness tastes like’

Shafiqa is finding happiness as a shut-in after a relative is injured in the war — she’s one of the women from Kandahar interviewed for the Globe and Mail’s six-part “Behind The Veil” series

Photo credit: Paula Lerner.