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At the Burqa Shop

I'll think I'll take this blue one…

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[Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Shoiab]

"An Afghan woman looks at merchandise at a burqa shop in Herat in western Afghanistan July 2, 2009. Burqa seller Nehmatullah Yusefy's (not in picture) sales at the shop have dropped 50 percent since the Taliban were toppled in 2001 and he says he will soon need to start stocking competing styles of Islamic dress to make up for lost profits. Picture taken July 2, 2009".

From Part Two of "In Afghanistan" at The Big Picture. Part One here.
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4 responses to “At the Burqa Shop”

  1. Fabian from Israel Avatar
    Fabian from Israel

    The real question is: are there two women in there or just one and the thing on the right is just a clothing item hanging on a stick?

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  2. Mick H Avatar
    Mick H

    Yes I was wondering about that. I think it’s another woman.

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  3. DaninVan Avatar
    DaninVan

    Maybe it’s a guy in drag…

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  4. Solomon Avatar
    Solomon

    I love how stylish the dude selling the stuff looks.

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