Herat, march 8, 2010. This picture is a little bit confusing actually. Women celebrating international women’s day in Herat – yes, it is an official national holiday down in Afghanistan, whatever that means there – in their Burqa’s. My first response: there is a long way to go. My second response: wait a second, am I not being too neocolonial here? These women are already celebrating international women’s day. Taliban, eat your heart out. Or not?
Miko Flohr, 08/03/2011