My countrymen called me a prostitute

October 30, 2004 1:16 PM

My countrymen called me a prostituteFourteen months ago, Hamida Ghafour went to Afghanistan to cover her native country's postwar reconstruction for this newspaper. But, as a westernised Afghan, her homecoming wasn't as welcoming as she had hoped
posted by Postroad (5 comments total)

What the hell is wrong with her head?
posted by angry modem at 1:17 PM on October 30, 2004

Actually, cool article. Thanks.
posted by angry modem at 1:20 PM on October 30, 2004

Does every prostitute get an article written about her?
posted by zelphi at 6:04 PM on October 30, 2004

Fascinating. I'd like to hear more about how women reacted to her. Great post.
posted by gesamtkunstwerk at 6:37 AM on October 31, 2004

angry : what do you mean? mentally or physically? Her eyes look a tad lopsided, but otherwise she looks pretty normal. Mentally, who knows. ;)
posted by twine42 at 7:02 AM on October 31, 2004