19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Ash Milk 05

Soad was born on 1998, at the time of slavery she tattooed a heart, her sister's name, and the word "Love". She was reprimanded by the forces of ISIS Islamic government, they told her "love" is a haram word (forbidden) and they threw acid on her hand to remove it from her hand. Her sister is one of the lost Yazidi women and nobody knows where she is. The ink of this tattoo is a mixture of blood, ash, and milk.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Duhok, Iraq
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © shaghayegh moradiannejad