self-immolation.

Zahra, 20 years-old from Herat, shows the scars from burns she inflicted on herself four years ago, April 6, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. The issue of female self immolation is incresaing in prevalence in the region close to the border with Iran, as tensions rise between the traditional subordinate role of women and the increased awareness of women's rights in the wider world