Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: taking photos of muslim women
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:21:58 -0800
References: <ECC6F7B330A26C40B652962C47DEA258013709EE@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

KC

Hey, great shots!  In all my travels I have never seen a woman smoking
a narghil! (or "hubble-bubble" as some call it).

Jerry

Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> you can't paint a topic like this with a very broad brush. people are
> different all over the place. some people, muslim or not, women or men, in
> the u.s. or abroad don't want their picture taken some don't mind and some
> people love it. i've photographed muslim women in the u.s. and in egypt.
> just ask first. if they don't want to be photographed, they'll let you know.
>
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/travel/egypt-11-2001/nas.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/travel/egypt-11-2001/turkey2.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/travel/egypt-11-2001/khan3.jpg
>
> it also depends a lot on how close you are to a big city. big cities, i've
> found, are pretty much the same wherever they are in the world. the women in
> cario are more apt to wear jeans, not cover their hair, and read Vogue than
> the women somewhere in backwater Yemin.
>
> just don't act like an idiot and you'll be fine.
>
> just my .02
>
> kc
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In reply to: Message from Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> ([Leica] re: taking photos of muslim women)