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First Place
Paula Bronstein Getty Images
"BROKEN LIVES"
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Nazgul,35, a self-immolation victim
covers her face to hide her pain while her burns are cleaned. Afghan women
turn to self-immolation as a way to commit suicide,choosing this method turns
their life into a living hell. There is an Afghan proverb: ' Your bones
belong to your family but your muscles belong to your husband'. The problems
facing women in Afghanistan are complex and are closely linked to their
subordinate position in the Afghan society where conservative Islamic laws
and traditions dictate what a woman is allowed to do in a male dominated
world. Forced marriages, domestic violence, poverty and lack of access to
education are the main reasons for suicide.
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