Den Haag, juni 2014
Meisje met de parel / Johannes Vermeer
Gezicht op Delft / Johannes Vermeer
Puttertje / Jan Steen
Soo voer gesongen, soo na gepepen, / Jan Steen
Se stier / Paulus Potter
Rembrandt / Aelfportret
; De anatomische les van Dr Nicolaes Tulp / Rembrandt
Somayeh Mehri, Iran, World Press, Groningen
Somayeh Mehri (29) and Rana Afghanipour (3) are a mother and daughter living in Bam, southern Iran. They were attacked with acid by Somayeh’s husband Amir. Somayeh had frequently been beaten and locked up by her husband, and finally found the courage to ask for a divorce. Amir warned her that if she persisted in her attempts to leave him, she would not live out life with the face she had.
One night in June 2011, he poured acid on Somayeh and Rana as they slept. Somayeh’s and Rana’s faces, hands, and, in places, their bodies were severely burned. Somayeh was blinded, and Rana lost one of her eyes. Somayeh’s father sold his land in order to raise money to pay their medical expenses, and fellow villagers have also helped.
Afdeling Kunst & Cultuur (II) 