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Forsaken Afghan Women | 
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| Author: Lana Slezic
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 644359
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 8.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1576873951
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9781576873953
ASIN: 1576873951
Publication Date: October 2007
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Condition: New, factory sealed, plastic may have a tear in it - Hardcover
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Product Description
In March 2004, when award-winning photographer Lana lezic began an assignment in Afghanistan, she never dreamed she would stay for two years. At the time she believed that since the ousting of the suffocating Taliban in 2001, Afghan women and girls were living under considerably less oppressive conditions. She soon discovered that life for Afghan women was not as she expected and felt compelled to stay and document their story. With the help of a young female Afghan as her friend and translator, Lana photographed women all over the country. Over endless cups of tea in sitting rooms from city to village, Lana learned that Afghan women are still living in a harrowingly oppressive society where forced marriage, domestic violence, honor killings, and an unpalatable lack of freedom still exist. Even today many are not allowed to leave their homes or go to school, and the burka remains a common sight on the dusty streets of the war-torn country. Forsaken: Afghan Women is a collection of photographs and vignettes that document Lanas journey over the two-year period during which she lived and worked in Afghanistan.
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Masterpiece January 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In the Afghan culture, men believe that "To beat a woman is to love a woman." I find that twisted belief and their brutality in living that belief beyond comprehension. What kind of religion condones such behavior?
Lana Slezic is one incredible woman to have dedicated two years of her life to live in Afghanistan to photograph women and tell their stories of abuse and desperation.
Her book documents the truths of Hosseini's novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. She deserves the highest prize for her work. This is one of the finest books of photographs ever produced.
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