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[[File:Bibi Aisha Cover of Time.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Aisha on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'']]
[[File:Bibi Aisha Cover of Time.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Aisha on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'']]
'''Bibi Aisha''' is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] woman whose mutilated face appeared on the cover of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] in summer 2010. Her story first appeared in the Daily Beast in December of 2009, which prompted doctors to write in offering to help her. The Grossman Burn Foundation in California pledged to perform reconstructive surgery on her and began organizing for her visa in the early spring of 2010. Diane Sawyer of ABC News also covered her ordeal in March of 2010.
'''Bibi Aisha''' ({{lang-fa|بی بی عایشه}}) is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] woman whose mutilated face appeared on the cover of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] in summer 2010. Her story first appeared in the Daily Beast in December of 2009, which prompted doctors to write in offering to help her. The Grossman Burn Foundation in California pledged to perform reconstructive surgery on her and began organizing for her visa in the early spring of 2010. Diane Sawyer of ABC News also covered her ordeal in March of 2010.


Aisha's father promised her to a Taliban fighter when she was 12 years old to satisfy an obligation, in a practice known as [[baad (practice)|baad]]. She was married at 14 and abused. At 18, she fled the abuse but was caught. Her father returned her to his in-laws. To discourage kidnapping in the village, they took her into the mountains, cut off her nose and her ears, and left her to die.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bates|first=Karen Grigsby|title=Bibi Aisha, Disfigured Afghan Woman Featured On 'Time' Cover, Visits U.S.|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/10/13/130527903/bibi-aisha-disfigured-afghan-woman-featured-on-time-cover-visits-u-s|accessdate=27 November 2010|newspaper=[[National Public Radio]] blog: The Two-Way|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> Some sources dispute the role of any members of the Taliban in her mutilation at the time it happened.<ref>Ann Jones, '[http://www.thenation.com/article/154020/afghan-women-have-already-been-abandoned Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned]', ''[[The Nation]]'' (August 12, 2010).</ref> <ref>Ahmad Omed Khpalwak, '[http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m72562&hd=&size=1&l=e Taliban Not Responsible for Cutting Aisha's Nose, Ear]', ''[[Uruknet]]'' (December 6, 2010).</ref>
Aisha's father promised her to a Taliban fighter when she was 12 years old to satisfy an obligation, in a practice known as [[baad (practice)|baad]]. She was married at 14 and abused. At 18, she fled the abuse but was caught. Her father returned her to his in-laws. To discourage kidnapping in the village, they took her into the mountains, cut off her nose and her ears, and left her to die.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bates|first=Karen Grigsby|title=Bibi Aisha, Disfigured Afghan Woman Featured On 'Time' Cover, Visits U.S.|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/10/13/130527903/bibi-aisha-disfigured-afghan-woman-featured-on-time-cover-visits-u-s|accessdate=27 November 2010|newspaper=[[National Public Radio]] blog: The Two-Way|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> Some sources dispute the role of any members of the Taliban in her mutilation at the time it happened.<ref>Ann Jones, '[http://www.thenation.com/article/154020/afghan-women-have-already-been-abandoned Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned]', ''[[The Nation]]'' (August 12, 2010).</ref> <ref>Ahmad Omed Khpalwak, '[http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m72562&hd=&size=1&l=e Taliban Not Responsible for Cutting Aisha's Nose, Ear]', ''[[Uruknet]]'' (December 6, 2010).</ref>

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Not to be confused with Bibi Ayesha.
Aisha on the cover of Time

Bibi Aisha (Template:Lang-fa) is an Afghan woman whose mutilated face appeared on the cover of Time magazine in summer 2010. Her story first appeared in the Daily Beast in December of 2009, which prompted doctors to write in offering to help her. The Grossman Burn Foundation in California pledged to perform reconstructive surgery on her and began organizing for her visa in the early spring of 2010. Diane Sawyer of ABC News also covered her ordeal in March of 2010.

Aisha's father promised her to a Taliban fighter when she was 12 years old to satisfy an obligation, in a practice known as baad. She was married at 14 and abused. At 18, she fled the abuse but was caught. Her father returned her to his in-laws. To discourage kidnapping in the village, they took her into the mountains, cut off her nose and her ears, and left her to die.[1] Some sources dispute the role of any members of the Taliban in her mutilation at the time it happened.[2] [3]

Aisha was featured on a July 2010 cover of Time magazine and in a corresponding article, Afghan Women and the Return of the Taliban.[4] The cover image generated enormous controversy.[5] The image and the accompanying cover title, What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan, fueled debate about the merits of the Afghan War.[6]

The photo was taken by the South African photographer Jodi Bieber and was awarded the World Press Photo Award for 2010.[7] The image of Aisha is sometimes compared to the Afghan Girl photo of Sharbat Gula.[8]

Shortly after Time's cover ran, Aisha was flown to the United States to receive free reconstructive surgery.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bates, Karen Grigsby (October 13, 2010). "Bibi Aisha, Disfigured Afghan Woman Featured On 'Time' Cover, Visits U.S." National Public Radio blog: The Two-Way. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  2. ^ Ann Jones, 'Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned', The Nation (August 12, 2010).
  3. ^ Ahmad Omed Khpalwak, 'Taliban Not Responsible for Cutting Aisha's Nose, Ear', Uruknet (December 6, 2010).
  4. ^ Baker, Aryn (July 29, 2010). "Afghan Women and the Return of the Taliban". Time (magazine). Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 27 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "Disfigured Afghan on Cover of Time Heads to US". AOL News. August 5, 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  6. ^ Nordland, Ron (August 4, 2010). "Portrait of Pain Ignites Debate Over Afghan War". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  7. ^ Webb, Sara (11 February 2011). "Top press award for photo of disfigured Afghan woman". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  8. ^ Rubin, Elizabeth (December 2010). "Veiled Rebellion". National Geographic Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)

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