saleman azhari governs by all means necessary negotiating mediating and making promises it's not an easy task in male dominated afghanistan it's rare for women to be in leadership positions and they have a difficult time in spite of a high position as district administrator salema mazhar he cannot go out in public alone her husband has to accompany her to every appointment he's not paid for this and he has had to give up his own job to do so. and i got him at home with and without the support of my family i couldn't do this. on the corner of our community is a very traditional one as a woman you can't just go out on your own so my husband always comes with me then when we come home in the evenings we cook together the quarter. mazhar is bean district governor for about a year now she studied in iran has a masters degree in management and is also an artist she works with tiles her work is on display in the provincial capital. she does city and landscapes often depicting reformers and famous figures in afghan history. she and her husband have 3 children her parents and other relatives take