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FIRST PERSON GLOBAL.(Afghani women cautious about abandoning the burqa)(Brief Article)

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| January 14, 2002 | Conant, Eve | COPYRIGHT 2002 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

While driving through Kabul in November, I saw two women leaning against a stone wall, chatting with each other. They were both enveloped head to toe in light blue burqas, but that didn't seem to get in the way of their conversation, as they touched each other on the shoulder. One leaned back, it seemed, to laugh.

I wasn't expecting to be able to notice so much humanity hidden under so much cloth. But again and again I was surprised by how much character these women could convey despite what seemed like a disguise. Her voice may be muffled, but if you stand close to an Afghan woman as she talks, you can see her eyes through the netting. You can tell whether she is smiling, crying or angry. Once, as I left an interview in Kabul, two teenage girls (I've gotten better at judging age) hovered near my car and giggled nervously as I turned to look at them. I waved. Keeping her hand underneath her blue burqa, one of the girls waved back.

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