It is forbidden to be beautiful! A photographer from Bangladesh made a project about female discrimination in her native country

Women want to be beautiful — and this is natural. But in Islamic Bangladesh, an open demonstration of their attractiveness is viewed negatively. Photographer Habiba Nouroz created a project in which she showed how difficult it is for her compatriots who are forced to hide themselves, obeying the general rules.

Take a look at the works of the photographer and find out about the purpose of her project in our material.The 29-year-old photographer Habiba Nowroz is a resident of Bangladesh. She says that women in her native country are constantly under pressure and forced to hide their beauty. Covering their face and body, they suffer from a loss of individuality, and this leads to psychological trauma.In the photos of the photographer, the heroines look bright and colorful, but their faces are completely covered. This demonstrates the loss of the inner self, despite the fact that women make a lot of effort to look beautiful.

There are very few female photographers in Bangladesh. But gradually this situation begins to change for the better.