Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Womens Protests in Iran
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Womens Protests in Iran
By (Author) Malu Halasa
Saqi Books
Saqi Books
11th December 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action
Political oppression and persecution
305.420955
Short-listed for Bread and Roses Award 2024 (UK)
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 135mm, Height 200mm, Spine 300mm
250g
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 Jyan Azad' 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.
Reviews
The expressions of dissent and art from the womens protests in Iran in pictures
Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Irans morality police on 16 September 2022, sparking protests across the country, and an eruption in creative resistance followed.Woman, Life, Freedom, a book edited by Malu Halasa, documents the people and art of the struggle and is published by Saqi Books
-- Sarah Gilbert * The Guardian *Author Bio
Malu Halasa is the editor of seven anthologies on Middle Eastern art and culture, including the critically acclaimed Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline (Saqi Books). She has written for The Guardian, Financial Times and Times Literary Supplement. She was a founding editor of Tank Magazine in London. She is currently the literary editor at Middle Eastern arts magazine The Markaz Review.
