terrorism that’s personal

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left: najaf sultana, 16. at the age of 5 was burned by her father while she was sleeping, apparently because he didn’t want to have another girl in the family. as a result of the burning najaf became blind and after being abandoned by both her parents she now lives with relatives. she has undergone plastic surgery around 15 times to try to recover from her scars.

right: kanwal kayum, 26. she was burned with acid 1 year ago by a boy whom she rejected for marriage. she has never undergone plastic surgery.

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left: zainab bibi, 17. she was burned on her face with acid thrown by a boy whom she rejected for marriage 5 years ago. she has undergone plastic surgery several times to try to recover from her scars.

right: memuna khan, 21. she was burned by a group of boys who threw acid on her to settle a dispute between their family and menuna’s. she has undergone plastic surgery 21 times to try to recover from her scars.

pakistan. 2008
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(via mer-de-noms)

seven years of war in iraq

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- left: 3 iraqi soldiers sit bound and hooded, waiting to be interrogated by marines of the force recon attachment to the 24th marine expeditionary unit.
- right: iraqi boy ayad alim brissam karim shows one of his pictures taken before his accident. us helicopters attacked the vegetable field where he played leaving him with no sight and burns to his face.

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- left: a view of crosses marking soldiers lost during the war in iraq is seen at arlington west on santa monica beach, california, 25 november 2007. each sunday from sunup to sundown since 15 February, 2004, the temporary memorial is erected in the sand just north of the pier at santa monica beach by the local chapter of veterans for peace (vfp) and other volunteers.
- right: a horse drawn caisson carries the casket of army maj. alan greg rogers to his burial service at arlington national cemetery. rogers, of hampton, florida, died jan. 27 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in baghdad, iraq.

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