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Aisha, 16 years old, in North East Nigeria, was kidnapped by Boko Haram when she was 13 years old and trained to be a suicide bomber. Before she was abducted, she taught herself letters and words at home as her poor father couldn't send her to school. She wants to become a teacher.

Image Not Available for Aisha, 16 years old, in North East Nigeria, was kidnapped by Boko Haram when she was 13 years old and trained to be a suicide bomber. Before she was abducted, she taught herself letters and words at home as her poor father couldn't send her to school. She wants to become a teacher.
Aisha, 16 years old, in North East Nigeria, was kidnapped by Boko Haram when she was 13 years old and trained to be a suicide bomber. Before she was abducted, she taught herself letters and words at home as her poor father couldn't send her to school. She wants to become a teacher.
Image Not Available for Aisha, 16 years old, in North East Nigeria, was kidnapped by Boko Haram when she was 13 years old and trained to be a suicide bomber. Before she was abducted, she taught herself letters and words at home as her poor father couldn't send her to school. She wants to become a teacher.
ArtistNigerian, born 1972
CultureNigerian
Titles
  • Aisha, 16 years old, in North East Nigeria, was kidnapped by Boko Haram when she was 13 years old and trained to be a suicide bomber. Before she was abducted, she taught herself letters and words at home as her poor father couldn't send her to school. She wants to become a teacher.
  • from the series Heroes
Date2020
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 12 5/8 × 28 3/8 in. (32 × 72 cm)
 Sheet: 14 3/4 × 30 3/16 in. (37.5 × 76.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Catherine Edelman
Object number2025.311
Not on view

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Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceCatherine Edelman, Chicago.

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