WOMEN OF COURAGE: Miriam

Miriam Farooq, 21 years old, language teacher, stands in the doorway of her family compound that also houses her classroom. Her husband makes her wear a burka outside the compound only because of what the conservative people in their village would say. They have agreed not to force their 2 year old daughter to wear a burka when she reaches puberty. Photographed in Kabul Afghanistan
Miriam

Miriam Farooq, 21 years old, language teacher, stands in the doorway of her family compound that also houses her classroom. Her husband makes her wear a burka outside the compound only because of what the conservative people in their village would say. They have agreed not to force their 2 year old daughter to wear a burka when she reaches puberty. Photographed in Kabul Afghanistan