Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio

A normal routine in studios around the world, Shahidy’s artwork in the conservative country breaks a tattoo taboo: she believes she is the first female tattoo artist in a country where some religious scholars say tattoos are forbidden under Islam.

“I could have performed this profession abroad but I wanted to do it in Afghanistan because there are no female tattoo artists in the country,” she told Reuters. “I believe it’s not only men who can apply tattoos. Women can do it too.”