Afghan girl revisited
August 19, 2007This is Sharbat Gula. The woman who was the young girl with the haunting look on the cover of National Geographic.
When Sharbat agreed to have her picture taken for the second time in her life, she came out from the secrecy of her veil to tell her story. She wanted the people around the world who knew her face to know that she survived the refugee camp in Pakistan.
She married and had four daughters, one of whom died in infancy. She lives in obscurity, according to the customs and traditions of her culture and religion.
A member of the Pashtun ethnic group in Afghanistan, Sharbat said she fared relatively well under Taliban rule, which, she feels, provided a measure of stability after the chaos and terror of the Soviet war.
Read the entire article here.
maryt
Currently reading Khaled Hosseni’s “A Thousand Splendid Suns”. Brilliant Writer!
“Kite Runner” was incredible too.
So am I! But I’m listening to it and really enjoying it! Yes I did Kite Runner in my classes (I’m a literature teacher at a community college) I think I will do this second book of Hosseini’s. He’s a wonderful writer! Thanks for commenting. Alway enjoy a visit from you, gsik.
did u end up watching Kite Runner? I haven’t seen it yet.
No, gsik, I haven’t seen it…it wasn’t widely distributed here. I’ll watch it on DVD. Can’t wait! Thanks for commenting…
realmente me parece hermosa y muy valiente puesto que en esta cultura las mujeres dificilmente se dejan ver su rostro…. rela mente es espectacular