Los Angeles: Alisha -- the Afghan girl who became the face of Taliban opression after her nose was cut off by her husband -- has got a new face. Ayesha's plight was highlighted by Time magazine after she was married off to a Taliban fighter at the age of 12.
When she tried to escape, her nose and ears were sliced off by her husband. Now thanks to a complicated surgery, she got a new nose. The Grossman Burn Foundation paid for her operation in Los Angeles
The 19-year-old Alisha triggered a worldwide outpouring of sympathy after her plight was highlighted by the 'Time' magazine which put her on the front cover to draw attention to sufferings of women in Afghanistan.
The girl, thanks to pioneering surgery by American surgeons, got a new nose and appeared before the cameras to receive an Enduring Heart Award by a foundation which paid for her operation in Los Angeles, 'The Telegraph' reported.
Alisha was 12 when her father married her to a Taliban fighter to repay a debt. She was handed over to the militant's family, abused and made to sleep in a stable with animals.
Depressed due to ill treatment by her husband and in-laws, she tried to escape and her nose and ears were sliced off by her husband as punishment.
After being left for dead in the mountains, Alisha crawled to her grandfather's house from where she was rushed to an American medical facility.
The Grossman Burn Foundation flew her to America in August where she had a prosthetic nose fitted at the West Hills hospital and the doctors say she would be given a "more permanent" solution soon.
This might involve rebuilding her nose and ears, using bone, tissue and cartilage from other parts of the body.
Till then, Alisha is back to her old joyful ways.
Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:32 am
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Jihad Cosmo
Al-Qaeda has launched a women's magazine that mixes beauty and fashion tips with advice on suicide bombings.
Dubbed 'Jihad Cosmo', the glossy magazine's front cover features the barrel of a sub-machine gun next to a picture a woman in a veil.
There are exclusive interviews with martyrs' wives, who praise their husbands' decisions to die in suicide attacks.
The slick, 31-page Al-Shamikha magazine - meaning The Majestic Woman - has advice for singletons on 'marrying a mujahideen'.
Readers are told it is their duty to raise children to be mujahideen ready for jihad.
And the 'beauty column' instructs women to stay indoors with their faces covered to keep a 'clear complexion'.
They should 'not go out except when necessary' and wear a niqab for 'rewards by complying with the command of Allah Almighty'.
A woman called Umm Muhanad hails her husband for his bravery after his suicide bombing in Afghanistan.
And another article urges readers to give their lives for the Islamist cause.
It advises: 'From martyrdom, the believer will gain security, safety and happiness.'
More traditional content for a women's magazine includes features on the merits of honey facemasks, etiquette, first aid and why readers should avoid 'towelling too forcibly'.
A trailer for the next issue promises tips on skin care - and how to wage electronic jihad.
The first issue's editorial explains that the magazine's goal is to educate women and involve them in the war against the enemies of Islam.
It says: Because women constitute half of the population - and one might even say that they are the population since they give birth to the next generation - the enemies of Islam are bent on preventing the Muslim woman from knowing the truth about her religion and her role, since they know all too well what would happen if women entered the field of jihad.
'The nation of Islam needs women who know the truth about their religion and about the battle and its dimensions and know what is expected of them.'
The publication is being distributed online by the same Al-Qaeda media wing behind Inspire, a similarly slick magazine that encourages young Muslims in the West to commit terrorist atrocities.
James Brandon at anti-extremism think tank Quilliam, said: 'Al-Qaeda see how effective magazines are at pushing the ideals of western culture and want to try the same thing.
'As a result they have come up with a jihadist's version of Cosmopolitan magazine.'
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