Woman Life Freedom
Voices and Art from the Women's Protests in Iran
Published on 12. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-86356-972-2 (ISBN)
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 Jiyan Azadi' 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.
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 / Votes
There is no conclusion, no ending to this Woman Life Freedom book - how can there be, when new horrors come to light daily? And, soberingly, there is no end to the bravery and effort of those who risk their lives when they proclaim 'Woman Life Freedom'. -- Frances Forbes-Carbines * Art Review * The expressions of dissent and art from the women's protests in Iran - in picturesMahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran's 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 *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
170 Colour Illustrations; 170 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86356-972-2 (9780863569722)
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E-Book
09/2023
Saqi Books
€11.99
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Person
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.