Talk:Sharbat Gula

Languages

I tried to include the link to the Dutch article but then I got a "conflict error" on Wikidata. I don't know how to solve it. It seems that the old way of adding a link to another language still works but I assume that the idea is to use Wikidata. Can somebody help here? Scafloc (talk) 10:34, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Scafloc, I can see what the issue is - there are two wikidata items one for Afghan Girl/Sharbat Gula which was the title of the photograph discusses the image itself and a separate one for Sharbat Gula the person. Will try to disentangle. Lajmmoore (talk) 14:11, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

True fate of Sharbat Gula's parents?

Currently, the article claims that both her parents were killed in an attack on her village, citing this article on "FamousPictures.org"

However, the article also cites this article in The Wire, which *instead* claims that "her mother died of appendicitis and that her father was alive when they moved to Pakistan."

The "Famous Pictures" article quotes Steve McCurry, the photographer, and possibly sources its information form elsewhere (I haven't looked too closely at it yet).

Meanwhile, The Wire seems to have based its reporting on a documentary posted on youtube by a "Tony Northrup". (I have neither watched the youtube video, yet)

Either way, which is it? Did her parents both die in a bombing in Afghanistan, or did only her mother die of appendicitis? Someone needs to cross-check this information and possibly correct the page. I am much too distractible (and lazy) to do it myself, so hopefully some other Wikipedian sees this and takes appropriate action.

Thanks. 99.159.110.34 (talk) 09:46, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Revision, suggestions

I've tried to revise the structure of the article to a more conventional form for biographies. I hope that's ok. I noted there is room for development on two important points - first, Ms. Gula's varying opinions regarding the photograph, its appropriateness and its impact on her (e.g., dangerous). Second, it seems that eventually quite a lot of money has been afforded to her for the photo; I am not sure of the details. I seem to recall she is using it to fund a school or refugee center or something like that. Uncertain what her life will be like in Italy now, of course. Bdushaw (talk) 16:33, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

I've moved biographical material over from the Afghan Girl article. An issue that needs developing is the extent to which the famous photograph put her life in danger with respect to the Taliban, thus resulting in her departure for Italy. Bdushaw (talk) 10:23, 11 December 2021 (UTC)