Miss Mouna smiling under her veil, Salalah, Oman

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    This is a real challenge to take picture of the omani women wearing niqab or burka without a 300mm zoom!
    Mouna from Salalah accepted and was very happy to explain me that many women in Oman tend to do like she does: she puts some cream on her face to make her skin more white, as men prefer it to the black one. Few years ago, black people were still slaves in Oman, so like in Africa, many women use those dangerous creams that can lead to skin cancer... I just sniffed the cream, and was nearly blind!
    And for those who say that muslim women do not like pictures, i can tell you that once i gave Mouna a Polaroid of her, all her friends came to ask for one too!

    © Eric Lafforgue
    www.ericlafforgue.com

    Tamishir, Franc Le Blanc, f.pixs, Massimo De Dominicis, and 135 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. Frizztext 36 months ago | reply

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ABC-visualized, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    2. Frizztext 36 months ago | reply

      thank you for supporting my new group
      www.flickr.com/groups/existentialism/discuss/721576242937...
      EXISTENTIALISM

    3. adma9889 33 months ago | reply

      نعم وبكل فخر انها مسلمة عفيفة شريفة شرفها الله بحاجبها وجلبابها

      Yes, and proudly chaste and honest, she was a Muslim honor God and Bhajpha jilbab

      www.tvquran.com/Tilawat.htm

    4. Frizztext 29 months ago | reply

      hello Eric,
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/veil-duty/
      I hope you like it!
      thanks for sending your wonderful portrait to my group BLOG it!
      now I've used the BLOG it! function of this flickr-photo.
      I hope, that will support your great artwork!

    5. E Razor 28 months ago | reply

      Good point. The point of this clothing is flawed anyway, because getting women to cover to an unnatural extent because they are sexual object, means that they will be considered even more sexual.

    6. Ahmed Bahumaid 28 months ago | reply

      Nice Shot Eric

      U R Geneious and Good Luck

    7. Marvin Paz 26 months ago | reply

      Beutiful portrait

    8. Frizztext 24 months ago | reply

      I've featured your artwork at
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/education-2/
      your frizztext, Germany

    9. Frizztext 23 months ago | reply

      I've featured your artwork at
      www.flickr.com/photos/frizztext/5859202032/
      topic: EDUCATION

    10. Frizztext 22 months ago | reply

      hello Eric,
      I hope I can support your work featuring your art on my daily blog at
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/eric-lafforgue-th...
      greetings by frizztext

    11. Frizztext 14 months ago | reply

      thank you for sending your photo to my group BLOG IT!
      so I could introduce your picture at
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/suffering-under-o...
      I hope, that will support your work!

    12. Frizztext 12 months ago | reply

      hello Eric,
      thank you for sending your photo to my group BLOG IT!
      So I could introduce your picture in my V-archive at
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/the-v-photo-archive/
      I hope, that will support your work!

    13. Frizztext 6 months ago | reply

      hi Eric,
      I took the chance to feature your great portrait again:
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/story-challenge-l...
      I hope it helps too, to support your work!

    14. Frizztext 5 months ago | reply

      hi Eric:
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/medical-development/
      I've introduced again there your charming portrait ...

    15. Frizztext 2 months ago | reply

      thank you for sending your photo to my group BLOG IT,
      so I could introduce your picture
      with credit line and link in my daily blog at
      flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/eloquence-of-eyes/
      I hope that will support your work!

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