From May 9th to May 12th my portrait of Naseema Mehraj, taken in Srinagar, Kashmir, will be a part of the PHOS Festival in Sophia, Bulgaria.  Naseema is one of the thousands of half-widows in the Kashmir region. Half-widows are those whose husbands have 'disappeared' during the decades-long conflict or who have gone missing and are presumed dead. In April 1997, Naseema's husband, Mehrajuddin Dar, was obtained by the Indian Army along with 4 other men. Naseema never heard from her husband again, and no-one discovered the whereabouts of the 4 other men. #womenstreetphotographers #womenphotograph #sophiabulgaria #phosfestival #documentary #srinagar  #kashmir
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