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I told Kaniz that catching these creatures from the sea
in large scale may result in long-term environmental problems.

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One day I met Kaniz and she asked me to teach her earth painting too. I encouraged her daughter to learn and paint earth paintings too. I hope one day she stops using live fish, snail, slug, cochlea and shell to make handcraft and necklaces.

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Kaniz and her daughter begin to paint. They start with the name of God.

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That is why I used organic ink and colored earth to produce these painting behind glass (stained glass?). I suggested that this be the handicraft of this island. A gift from me to people and from people to tourists. Colored earth pigments and deer are two things that tourists know about Hormoz Island so I decided to teach this type of painting to the low-income women. I taught them how to prepare the colors and paint. For this method of painting they can use a pattern.

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Third marriage did not reduce Kaniz's work and responsibility.
What annoyed me was that Kaniz usually used live creatures to make handcrafts.

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After few years Kaniz married for third time and with this marriage, she received 6 more children. I confused to learn that her third husband had already wife and children. Now I know that Kaniz can be a mother for 30 children!

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Kaniz usually used live snail, slug, cochlea and shell to make necklaces and
other handcraft. This is a job of many jobless families in the Island.

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She had seven children when her husband left her and marred
another woman. Kaniz started to work to support her children.

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At the age of 17 she married again.

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At the age of 15 she learned that her husband has another wife. So she divorced.

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She got married when she was seven years old. In some small towns, parents decide on arranged marriages. I asked Kaniz’s mother why she decided for her daughter to get married so soon. She said she also got married when she was seven. Kaniz's mother gave birth to 25 children. Only five of them lived on. The reason for having so many children was because they wanted to have a boy. Kaniz's mother has a son now, but he is disabled. When he was only 6 months old, he got a mistaken injection that made him disabled. I am sorry my story has a sad beginning; in fact this is not a story, it is real.

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Kaniz lives in Hormoz Island.

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