Empowerment behind the burqa - Kolkata
Muslim women live with many social restrictions that may seem conservative to most modern people. Twin sisters fought against the social restrictions and became role models in their locality.
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Shakila Babe playing with her elder sister at their small two roomed apartment in Iqbalpur. 10 family members share this apartment. Shakila and Shanno are twins from a poor muslim family of Iqbalpur.
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- id:1218058
- date:2 August 2007
- dimensions:10.02 x 6.66 in. (3008 x 2000 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:16.85 MB
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Muslim women live with many social restrictions that may seem conservative to most modern people. Twin sisters fought against the social restrictions and became role models in their locality.
Details
- id:1218058
- date:2 August 2007
- dimensions:10.02 x 6.66 in. (3008 x 2000 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:16.85 MB
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