Tuesday, March 15, 2005

NINJA NUNS?

I found the picture above on Yahoo News. Despite the title of the post, it's a picture of the graduation ceremony of Iranian police cadets in their burkas.

I just thought it was a nice contrast to the way women in burkas are generally shown. Sort of how nuns in habits are portrayed in the media - quaintly cute, not fully part of life.
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