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| Afghans flocking to "Beauticians Without Borders" |
| 2004-02-24 |
| EFL Fashion in Afghanistan usually involves little more than throwing on a burqa before leaving the house. But two Americans are introducing Afghans to western ideas of womanhood by teaching them the finer points of applying lipstick. The eight-month Beauty Without Borders course run by Debbie Rodriquez and Patricia O’Connor is wildly popular. About 400 women queued around the block to sign up for about 25 places on a programme starting next week. It turns out the one of the few socially acceptable means for a woman to make a living in Afghanistan is by being a beautician. And the pay isn’t bad by local standards. Got this story via Winds of Change.net |
| Posted by:Patrick Phillips |
| #9 I simply meant now they can wear make-up,befor these women would have won a free all expense paid trip to the Soccer stadium. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-2-25 8:57:21 AM |
| #8 raptor - well I have to agree with you raptor ...at least if you meant what I think you did...but maybe you were just saying you needed to use one ;-) |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-24 11:07:05 PM |
| #7 your probably right,B.But the important thing is now the can. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-2-24 4:16:01 PM |
| #6 So.. something in a nice burnt sienna, infidel? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-24 2:48:39 PM |
| #5 Hey...I've got nothing against a little fun in matching lipstick and fingernails, but are they sure they want to borrow from western values of womanhood??? Our culture demeans motherhood, maturity and menopause and defines womanhood something like this: if you don't look sexy, you might as well put on a burka. Again - nothing against their explorations in sexuality, but maybe they might benefit in expanding their own ideas of womanhood, rather than copying a culture that defines it only in terms of youth, beauty and sex. |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-24 1:22:10 PM |
| #4 Ding-dong, Avon calling! |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2004-2-24 12:19:26 PM |
| #3 And anyone who sees their work, or the work of their students, or... ;-) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-24 10:12:30 AM |
| #2 Of course, these infidels will have to be killed. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-2-24 9:41:52 AM |
| #1 Thanks, Patrick! What a great story! Here's a shout out to my sisters in Afghanistan! Wish I could send them all the many lipsticks I'm not using. One of the most powerful pieces I saw on this was a film shown just after 9/11 on CNN called "Beneath the Veil," which showed the Afghan ladies wearing makeup under their burqas to spite the Taliban. Some things are universal like the human quest for freedom and women wanting to look pretty. I'm proud of these 2 American beauty warriors! Many of the Afghan ladies are beautiful and won't need much enhancement. |
| Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro 2004-2-24 9:03:08 AM |