The 'Tantines' carry out regular interventions in churches, arguing that breasts are created by God, and that ironing them is dangerous. They are...
Philomene prepares to iron the breasts of two of her daughters Marianne and Carine with a hot stone which has been heated in the oven. In Cameroon,...
Egyptian photographer Heba Khamis presents her 2018 Photo Contest Contemporary Issues 1st prize stories 'Banned Beauty', a series which looks at the...
In Cameroon, there is a tradition of ironing girls' breats during puberty to delay their growth so as to reduce their attractivness to men, and to...
Young girl at school. Her older sister is currently enduring breast ironing, which she will also have to face in years to come. In Cameroon, there is...
Carine Tchato fled her grandmother's home, who used to iron her breats twice each day from the age of 14. She found refuge with one of her...
Philomene has used this stone to iron the breasts of her four daughters, heated in the oven. In Cameroon, there is a tradition of ironing girls'...
In Cameroon, there is a tradition of ironing girls' breats during puberty to delay their growth so as to reduce their attractivness to men, and to...
In Cameroon, there is a tradition of ironing girls' breats during puberty to delay their growth so as to reduce their attractivness to men, and to...
The 'Tantines' carry out regular interventions in churches, arguing that breasts are created by God, and that ironing them is dangerous. They are...
Carine Tchato fled her grandmother's home, who used to iron her breats twice each day from the age of 14. She found refuge with one of her...