Why girls disguise themselves as boys in Afghanistan
GLOBAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT
editor's note
Annice Lyn/Everyday Asia
It's one of many, many special days on the global calendar -- International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8. This year, we asked photographers around the world to share a photo and a story about a woman who works for justice, for rights, for freedom. It's an inspiring gallery of wide range. Jean, 72 (pictured above), dedicates herself to keeping the art form of Chinese opera alive. Other portraits include a Mexican mother searching for the grave of her disappeared son and a pensioner in South Africa who has long hoped for a pit toilet in her yard but couldn't afford the digging fee.
Why young girls are disguised as boys in Afghanistan
The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency.
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