Thursday, September 24, 2009
Behind the Veil, part 4: The perils of employment
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.
Part 4: The perils of employment - ‘I know that danger is with me’
Shukufa is a passionate civil servant in one of the city’s most dangerous jobs — 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.
