Her Voice Counts: Sarah_Elliott_Women_Revolutions_08

A Libyan girl puts on make up in her bedroom in Tripoli. Although she dresses modestly and wears a hijab she's preparing to attend a girls only birthday party where she is able to wear whatever she likes. For women, weddings, birthday parties and women's only tea parties are the only occasions where they do not have to dress modestly or cover their hair or bodies in public.

A Libyan girl puts on make up in her bedroom in Tripoli. Although she dresses modestly and wears a hijab she's preparing to attend a girls only birthday party where she is able to wear whatever she likes. For women, weddings, birthday parties and women's only tea parties are the only occasions where they do not have to dress modestly or cover their hair or bodies in public.