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Behnaz Babazadeh’s subversive burqas
"Red Burke, Fruit Roll-Up Licorice" (2012) by Behnaz Babazadeh —
"The Edible Burka" by Afghan-American photographer Behnaz Babazadeh has generated discussion about how women from the Middle East are perceived in the West.
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"Black Burka, Twizzlers Licorice" (2015) by Behnaz Babazadeh —
Babazadeh's desire to create an edible burqa grew from a personal need to create an East-West dialogue, akin to the one taking place in her own mind.
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"Pink Burka, Cotton Candy" (2014) by Behnaz Babazadeh —
She created burqas from cotton candy, licorice, candy corn and gummy bears among other materials.
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"Lunch with Friends" from "Burka Diaries" (2016) by Behnaz Babazadeh —
Babazadeh most recent series is "Burka Diaries" (2016).
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"On the Carousel" (2016) from "Burka Diaries" by Behnaz Babazadeh —
The series depicts her in a traditional blue burqa in everyday American settings.
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Still from "Burkaphilia" (2012) by Behnaz Babazadeh —
"The fetishism of the burka is a cultural erection to the sexual repression enforced by theocratic governments," Babazadeh wrote in relation to her 2012 short film "Burkaphilia."
