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Title: Woman Life Freedom
Condition: New
Subtitle: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protests in Iran
EAN: 9780863569722
ISBN: 9780863569722
Publisher: Saqi Books
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
Release Date: 12/09/2023
Description: Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to the streets, uncovering their hair, burning headscarves and chanting ‘Woman Life Freedom’ – ‘Zan Zendegi Azadi’ in Persian and ‘Jin Jîyan Azadî’ in Kurdish – in mass demonstrations. An explosion of creative resistance followed as art and photography shared online went viral and people around the world saw what was really going on in Iran.Woman Life Freedom captures this historic moment in artwork and first-person accounts. This striking collection goes behind the scenes at forbidden fashion shows; records the sound of dissent in Iran where it is illegal for women to sing unaccompanied in public; and walks the streets of Tehran with ‘The Smarties’ – Gen Z women who colour and show their hair in defiance of the authorities, despite the potentially devastating consequences. Extolling the power of art, writing and body politics – both female and queer – this collection is a universal rallying call and a celebration of the women the regime has tried and failed to silence.This is what protest looks like.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 200mm
Item Length: 135mm
Contributor: Malu Halasa (Edited by)
Author: Malu Halasa
Genre: Arts & Photography
Item Width: 300mm
Item Weight: 250g
Topic: Law & Politics
Release Year: 2023

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