Afghan women reveal abuse from behind ‘The Mask’
A new Afghan television program hopes to allow women to publicly share their stories of abuse from behind the safety of an anonymous mask. The program, called “Niqab,” or “The Mask,� allows many women to tell their stories safely for the first time. The masks are half-blue, to symbolize the burqa most Afghan women wear, and half-white, to stand for their innocence.
We speak to the show’s creator, Sami Mahdi.
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