Kabul

Objectification

Kabul: public call office sign
The use of the female form – in a city where the ‘revelation’ of adult women in public ranges from headscarf to full length burka.



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02 Aug 2008

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Straw Norms

02 Aug 2008

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Based on the following local assumptions: drink needs to be opened in the presence of or by the customer; that the straw shouldn’t touch any …
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Power is Power

01 Aug 2008

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What Gives?

01 Aug 2008

In: Today's Office
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Somewhere down there in the haze that is Kabul is my home for the foreseeable. This visit is an opportunity look beyond what ends up in …
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Movie Posters, Cultural Stereotypes

01 Aug 2008

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Bollywood posters lining this local Kabul movie theatre walls – including one featuring the stereotypical English hooligan. For every culture, yes including yours – a …
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Humour in Duplication

01 Aug 2008

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The acceptability of duplication.
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What Gives?

01 Aug 2008

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Somewhere down there in the haze that is Kabul is my home for the foreseeable. This visit is an opportunity look beyond what ends up in …
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Human Fish. Tank

31 Jul 2008

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Today’s who-does-what guessing game is more interesting than usual.- with the the transient population of Dubai Airport’s terminal 2 reflecting the geo-politico-cultural spread of its …
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