The image above is by Stephanie Sinclair, a phenomenal photojournalist known for being able to gain access and photograph difficult and delicate issues of gender and human rights issues all over the world. More of her work can be seen on her website, but be aware: some of the images are difficult to look at.
The reason why this is on my mind right now is that a good friend gave me a book called: "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" written by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and I'm in the middle of it.
It's a difficult, moving and captivating book revealing stories of countless girls and women and their struggles to escape suppression, displacement, violence and poverty. But it also holds hope that women are the solution to the problem.
A worthwhile book:
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof (Author), Sheryl WuDunn (Author)
ISBN-10: 9780307267146
ISBN-13: 978-0307267146
Thank you for posting this deeply disturbing link to the work of Stephanie Sinclair. He series on Afghan women and self immolation is heart breaking and deeply saddening, but an extremely valuable record and statement of the sad plight of women that still persists in some countries.
ReplyDeleteThank you--would love to read this book. Thank you for weaving together crafting, art and social activism!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting. Half the Sky is an amazing/disturbing/uplifting book that begs to be shared. I will definitely explore the Stephanie Sinclair website.
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested in the topic, you may also consider reading Sold, by Patricia Mccormick, which is fiction, but a very powerful book on female sex trafficking. Also- madebysurvivors.com has beautiful handicrafts that are made by and sold by victims of human trafficking to help that cause.
Thanks so much. I will definitely check out the book and the website. Thanks Sass, for tweeting Stephanie Sinclair's work.
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