Embroidering within Boundaries

Embroidering within Boundaries
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Publisher : Schiffer + ORM
Total Pages : 435
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ISBN-10 : 9781507302422
ISBN-13 : 1507302428
Rating : 4/5 (428 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Embroidering within Boundaries by : Rangina Hamidi

Download or read book Embroidering within Boundaries written by Rangina Hamidi and published by Schiffer + ORM. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Silver Medal in the Multicultural Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Fifteen years ago, Rangina Hamidi decided to dedicate her life to helping rebuild her native Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban had been driven out by American forces following 9/11, but Kandahar was a shambles. Tens of thousands of women, widowed by years of conflict, struggled to support themselves and their families. Rangina started an entrepreneurial enterprise, using the exquisite traditional embroidery of Kandahar, to help women work within the cultural boundaries of Pashtunwali to earn their living and to find a degree of self-determination. Thus Kandahar Treasure was born. This book traces the converging paths of traditional khamak embroidery and the 300 brave women who have found in it a way to build their lives. The late, award-winning photojournalist Paula Lerner was dedicated to telling the stories of women in Afghanistan. Her remarkable images throughout the book show Afghan women's profound struggle, strength, and beauty.


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