Kiana Hayeri

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www.kianahayeri.com

Bombed by ISIS, an Afghan Wrestling Club Is Back: "˜They Can't Stop Us'

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Location: Aurora

Nationality: Iranian-Canadian

Biography: Kiana (b.1988) grew up in Tehran, Iran and migrated to Toronto while she was still a teenager. Faced with the challenges of adapting to a new environment, she took up photography as a way of bridging the gap in language and culture. After an... MORE

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2/6/19 | ...a Hayeri for The New York Times

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2/6/19 | Members of Maiwand Wrestling Club warm up with repetitions under the instruction of their coach before they start practicing their wrestling techniques with their partners. On Sept. 5, an Islamic State suicide bomber looking for Shiites to kill, burst in and took the lives of as many as 30 people at the club. Despite the attack, everyday, over 100 members, as young as 9 year old, come together to practice inside Maiwand Club. Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2/6/19 | Qulam Abbas Adina (52) assess the injured wrist of one of the members of Maiwand Wrestling Club. An accomplished wrestler in his youth, Mr. Abbas was a coach now and was present at the club on the night of incident. As a result of his sacrifice, he lost his right arm trying to block the suicide bomber from entering the club. On Sept. 5, an Islamic State suicide bomber looking for Shiites to kill, burst in and took the lives of as many as 30 people at the club. Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2/6/19 | Members of Maiwand Wrestling Club practice their wrestling techniques with their partners. On Sept. 5, an Islamic State suicide bomber looking for Shiites to kill, burst in and took the lives of as many as 30 people at the club. Despite the attack, everyday, over 100 members, as young as 9 year old, come together to practice inside Maiwand Club. Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2/6/19 | Members of Maiwand Wrestling Club take a minute to rest before their wrestling sessions start. On Sept. 5, an Islamic State suicide bomber looking for Shiites to kill, burst in and took the lives of as many as 30 people at the club. Despite the attack, everyday, over 100 members, as young as 9 year old, come together to practice inside Maiwand Club. Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times

KABUL | AFGHANISTAN | 2/6/19 | Shoes belonging to one of the member of Maiwand Wrestling Club. On Sept. 5, an Islamic State suicide bomber looking for Shiites to kill, burst in and took the lives of as many as 30 people at the club. Despite the attack, everyday, over 100 members, as young as 9 year old, come together to practice inside Maiwand Club. Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times