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Afghan Women Protest in Heels and Hair Wraps

Afghan Women Protest in Heels and Hair Wraps

To protest public harassment by the men in their society, Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul with signs, high heels and head scarves. A few men also joined women for the event. Signs bore messages like, "This street also belongs to me." Street harassment such as groping and abuse is just one of the low level persecutions females in Afghanistan face …

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