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To westerners, the lives of most Afghan women are shrouded in mystery. To find out what life is like behind the doors of the women's quarters, in all its richness and its poverty, join us for Hidden Lives: The Women of Kandahar.
Guest
- Paula Lerner, photojournalist
- Rangina Hamidi, Afghan-American Entrepreneur and activist
Paula Lerner's Photos
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A group of women gather to play drums and sing traditional Pashto songs that are sung at weddings and other social gatherings. |
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A young woman holds up a shawl she is embroidering in the khamak style. |
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A breeze blows the cloth intended to keep out dust during a Koran class taught by Shahla (in black). |
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Shahla and one of her daughters stand in their courtyard to remove their shoes before entering their mud-walled house. |
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Fahima (center) is the lone female high school principal in the city of Kandahar, where she teaches in addition to doing administrative work. |
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Fahima dries her laundry in her courtyard on a Friday day off. As a rare woman working outside the home as a school principal, she has to get her household chores done on the Muslim weekend. |
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