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exposing and questioning the barriers they face. These women are seen as a source of inspiration in their own communities and beyond. With this project
Boushnak wanted to expand her means of expression by applying a more artistic approach, rather than presenting a socio-political documentation. She engaged the women by getting them to write on the photograph itself.
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Since 2008 Boushnak has been working as an independent photographer, devoting more time to her long-term projects, one of which is a broad, ongoing one, titled "I Read I Write". The project shows successful and independent women from the Arab region who changed their lives through education while
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war for AFP, she witnessed how many people, including her own family and close relatives, had to flee their homes and seek refuge. When the war was over, Boushnak started the project "Survivor" a story of
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