12.03.2008
I know this image is very intense, but I think it's worth showing. The New York Times just published an article about acid attacks on women in parts of Asia and Afghanistan.
"Terrorism in this part of the world usually means bombs exploding or hotels burning, as the latest horrific scenes from Mumbai attest. Yet alongside the brutal public terrorism that fills the television screens, there is an equally cruel form of terrorism that gets almost no attention and thrives as a result: flinging acid on a woman’s face to leave her hideously deformed."
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Hey Addie:
I saw that article in NYT a few days ago. Thanks for reposting it. The amazing part of this story for me was the woman's son, the boy shown in this picture, who has stuck by his mother and basically takes care of her.
Mike
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