The day I became a woman
The day I became a woman
Romina's (9) painting of a ' woman', which she becomes today. On the paper next to the figure, a top three of best Koran readers in the class.
According to Shia Islamic traditions a girl becomes a woman in the ninth year of her life. In Modern day Tehran girl schools organise special events to mark this moment, called the 'Jashne Taklif', which means 'celebration of responsibility'. After this events the ' women' have to start wearing the Islamic headscarf and manteau and start praying daily in the school. For the children at my nieces school the event is symbolic, most of their parents aren't activly religious, but still it's an important event. The children are called ' Angels' and dressed up in similar attire complete with wings. They are women now.
