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.