Today: 15 Sept
Vrededorp:
The third woman is an amalgamation of several women. I named her Aisha, which means alive; she who lives. She was born into a Muslim family and grew up in Vrededorp where her father owned a dressmaker and fabric shop. She qualified as a teacher. After an arranged marriage she was expected to wear a burka and was subjected to emotional abuse and a very restricted life.
With the support of her moderate Muslim community and friends she divorced her husband and now lives with her two children. She discarded what she experienced as limiting and restrictive clothing and today is a senior teacher.
The image portrays the discarding of liminality and re-integration into society.
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