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| Afghans flocking to "Beauticians Without Borders" |
| 2004-02-24 |
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Fashion in Afghanistan usually involves little more than throwing on a burqa before leaving the house. But two Americans are introducing Afghans to western ideas of womanhood by teaching them the finer points of applying lipstick. The eight-month Beauty Without Borders course run by Debbie Rodriquez and Patricia O’Connor is wildly popular. About 400 women queued around the block to sign up for about 25 places on a programme starting next week.
It turns out the one of the few socially acceptable means for a woman to make a living in Afghanistan is by being a beautician. And the pay isn’t bad by local standards. Got this story via Winds of Change.net
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| Posted by:Patrick Phillips |