Afghan feminists fighting from under the burqa
April 30, 2010
Jon Boone in Kabul
guardian.co.uk
Friday 30 April 2010 17.30BST
Afghan women wearing burqas walk towards a market in the centre of Kabul. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
Feminists in Afghanistan are forced to operate as underground movement, often using the burqa as a convenient disguise.
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