> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Mark Phillips > Reference:: https://brunswickvoice.com.au/exhibition-brings-208-weeks-of-resilience-to-brunswick/ > Date:: 2025 > Tags:: #warp #Australia #Afghanistan #textiles > WeftLinks:: [[Peace and justice value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides a peaceful means of championing justice]]. > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Handkerchiefs were made by Afghan women to highlight their rights under Taliban An exhibition in Brunswick displays 208 embroidered handkerchiefs made by Afghan women. Curators Kat Rae and Mursal Azizi smuggled the pieces out and hope to raise funds. The show highlights the loss of women's rights under the Taliban and honors their strength. ## Highlights   ### Highlights > Both Rae and Azizi have produced works for the show, but its centrepiece is 208 embroidered handkerchiefs that have been made by Afghan women. The number 208 is a reference to the number of weeks the Taliban have been in power. > > Azizi wanted to display and sell embroidered handkerchiefs in Australia and send the proceeds back to Afghanistan to help women there. > > Each piece has been signed by its creator, but if they were identified by the Taliban, the consequences could be severe.