Women in Afghanistan Today

Shamsia Hassani

31 Aug 2021

These artworks by Shamsia Hassani, possibly the first and the only woman street artist in Afghanistan, and also a fine arts lecturer and associate professor in Kabul University, articulate the fear and uncertainty faced by Afghan women today.

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