This is Bibi Aisha, an 18 year old Afghan
teen.
She was married to a violently abusive
man and, not knowing what else to do,
she fled back to her family.
This photo provided by World Press Photo
shows what happened next.
The young woman is from Afganistan's
Oruzgan province. Sheltering in the
apparent safety of her parent's home, one
dark night, the Taliban burst in and
insisted that Bibi be handed over to them
to face "justice."
A Taliban commander ordered grotesque
punishment. Her brother-in-law held her
down as her husband first cut off her ears
and then sliced off her nose.
Abandoned and left to die, she was
fortunate enough to be rescued by both
members of the U.S. military and
humanitarian aid workers. She was
rushed to a women's shelter in Kabul,
Afganistan. Ultimately, she was
transported to the U.S. for post-violence
counseling and, thankfully, for
reconstructive surgery.
Time magazine went out on a limb in
publishing this photo, which offered the
world a view of this incredibly victimized
young woman. The picture resulted in
South Africa's Jodi Bieber being awarded
the World Press Photo of the Year for
2010. The Time cover was made
possible by both The World Press and the
Institute for Artist Management.
teen.
She was married to a violently abusive
man and, not knowing what else to do,
she fled back to her family.
This photo provided by World Press Photo
shows what happened next.
The young woman is from Afganistan's
Oruzgan province. Sheltering in the
apparent safety of her parent's home, one
dark night, the Taliban burst in and
insisted that Bibi be handed over to them
to face "justice."
A Taliban commander ordered grotesque
punishment. Her brother-in-law held her
down as her husband first cut off her ears
and then sliced off her nose.
Abandoned and left to die, she was
fortunate enough to be rescued by both
members of the U.S. military and
humanitarian aid workers. She was
rushed to a women's shelter in Kabul,
Afganistan. Ultimately, she was
transported to the U.S. for post-violence
counseling and, thankfully, for
reconstructive surgery.
Time magazine went out on a limb in
publishing this photo, which offered the
world a view of this incredibly victimized
young woman. The picture resulted in
South Africa's Jodi Bieber being awarded
the World Press Photo of the Year for
2010. The Time cover was made
possible by both The World Press and the
Institute for Artist Management.
Teen-aged Afghan wife is not alone in being mutilated by men who claim power over women. "This could become one of those pictures - and we have maybe just ten in our lifetime - where if somebody says 'you know, that picture of a girl...', you know exactly which one they're talking about," World Press Photo jury chair David Burnett said. "It's an incredibly strong image," juror Ruth Eichhorn added. "It sends out an enormously powerful message to the world, about the 50 per cent of the population that are women, so many of whom still live in miserable conditions, suffering violence. It is strong because the woman looks so dignified, iconic." |
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