Title | Middle East or South Asia market place viewed from inside the net of a burqa, photograph by Jean Shifrin, 1992. |
Identifier | AJCPov01-032FA |
Date of original | 1992 |
Decade | 1990s |
Creator | Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Contributors |
Shifrin, Jean |
Description | From a series of 33 photographs taken by Jean Shifrin in the Middle East and South Asia titled "Women of the Veil" published in a 12-page spread in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 28, 1992. Several of the prints are inscribed on verso: "c1992 Jean Shifrin/AJC." One print is date-stamped "Sat Jun 27 1992 J C" and "Sun Jun 28 1992 J C." One print has a newspaper assignment sheet attached to the print verso (AJCPov01-32FR): "A woman wearing a hejab, a traditional Islamic uniform (?) sits on a bench near Sultan Ahmet, or the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul." A newspaper caption is attached to the assignment sheet: "Many Muslims say the stereotype that Islam denigrates women simply isn't true, that it confuses faith and socio-historical conditions." Caption date-stamped "Sun Jul 5 1992 J C." |
Subject |
Muslim women--Arab countries Muslim women--Clothing Burqas (Islamic clothing) |
Location depicted |
Arab countries |
Collection | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive |
Curatorial area | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive |
Digital publisher | Georgia State University Library |
Rights information | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
Citation | AJCPov01-032FA, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. |
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color photographs |
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