Among the bronze vines of Petrified Survivors, the world’s first memorial sculpture to all victims and survivors of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV), there is an almond blossom chosen by Hazara women as the symbol to represent their community. The blossom reflects the shape of their eyes, the feature that has marked the Hazara out for persecution for more than a century. Beside it sits a red tulip for all the women of Afghanistan, a flower that returns every spring after the frost.
