What ever happened to Sharbat Gula?

More than 30 years after she became a refugee from her native Afghanistan, Sharbat Gula has been deeded a permanent house. One of the world’s most famous refugees finally has a home. It comes after three decades as a refugee in Pakistan and a tumultous last year back in Afghanistan.

What adversities did Steve McCurry face?

Sharbat Gula, the face of the Afghanistan tragedy As a young refugee in Afghanistan, she was photographed by the National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry. This photograph of the green-eyed girl that even the photographer would not identify came to be the face of the Afghanistan tragedy.

When did the Afghan girl finally see the famous photo?

June 1985
The veil and the lens In the photograph, Sharbat Gula has piercing green eyes. Wrapped in a tattered maroon shawl, she fixes her gaze at the camera – meeting eyes eventually with millions of people once the picture went on National Geographic’s June 1985 cover.

Who took Afghan Girl photo?

Steve McCurry
Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله‎) (pronounced [ˈʃaɾbat]) (born 20 March 1972), also known as Sharbat Bibi, taken by photojournalist Steve McCurry. It appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic.

Why did Steve McCurry take the Afghan Girl?

McCurry photographed the “Afghan Girl” (who was later identified as Sharbat Gula) in 1984, in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan. McCurry said that he had been drawn to her by her piercing green eyes and he’d wanted to take a photo of her.

Where was Sharbat Gula during the Afghan War?

Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله ‎; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became famous for her photo taken by photojournalist Steve McCurry during the Afghan War, when 12-year-old Gula was living in a refugee camp in Pakistan.

How old was Sharbat Gula when she was photographed?

McCurry photographed the “Afghan Girl” (who was later identified as Sharbat Gula) in 1984, in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan. Gula was ten years old at the time, studying in a tent school.

Why was Gula wearing a burka in Afghanistan?

However, the girl was wearing a burka covering the rest of her face. With the help from his translator, McCurry reportedly asked Gula’s teacher to tell the girl to remove the cover and show her face. And this was in severe breach of the girl’s personal boundaries.

What are the names of Sharbat Gula’s daughters?

As of 2002, Gula had three daughters, Robin, Zahid and Alyan – her fourth daughter died shortly after birth; she later had a son. Her husband died in 2012. In late October 2016, Gula was arrested by Pakistani police on suspicion of forging an identity document.