Giving Up My Right to Be Me: Young Afghan Girls Pose As Boys to Gain Social Acceptance
Imagine donning short hair and wearing clothes traditionally worn by a man...as a female. How far could someone go to achieve thei…
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Should Women/Girls Fear Arab Revolutions
There is no guarantee that revolutions are exclusively progressive. Rather, they are a reshuffling of the status quo and all inter…
Akin's “Legitimate Rape” & “Enforced Pregnancy” in Bosnia
Women/girls cannot be saddled with another guilt for rape forced upon them as US Congressman Todd Akins comments would appear to i…
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK CITY - Army Of Me - by HYUNA SHIN for CULTURE MAGAZINE
I am thrilled to share a beauty editorial shot by fashion photographer Hyuna Shin for Culture Magazine. Hyuna has shot an array of…
The Rockefeller's Kykuit
Kykuit is the Rockefeller Family Estate in Potantico Hills at Tarrytown overlooking the majestic HudsonRiver. Some have said that …
Afghanistan-Another Lost Generation or Reborn in Afghani Empowerment in Education & Development?
The headlines are not particularly encouraging. The Taliban appear to have adopted a new tactic that is intended to discourage the…
Social Media Vital to Afghanistan's Future
Social media may be only hope in Afghanistan. As I watch the video of Elaha Mahboob below, I am again struck by the large social i…
Woman Becomes First Openly Gay General
From NY Times 08/18/12 An Army officer being promoted to brigadier general openly acknowledged her homosexuality on Friday by hav…
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK CITY - In Gilded Captivity by Hyuna Shin ~ Culture Magazine/Australia
In Gilded Captivity- Culture Magazine/Australia Photographer: Hyuna Shin@ Seen Artist Management Fashion Stylist:David Widjaja@ In…
Building Schools in Afghanistan in Support of Contemporary Art
Afghanistan has been a land of over 30 years of wars and struggle. The people of Afghanistan are an incredible mix of cultures and…
