In the Streets of Tehran - Woman. Life. Freedom.

INSIDE IRAN'S NEW REVOLUTION

I've stopped pulling up my scarf to cover my hair when I pass by the guards. I know that nothing can stop one of them from raising his gun and targeting me. But this is for the greater good.

Following the death of Mahsa-Jina Amini in September 2022, the angry cries of the Iranian people have rung out in the streets. Citizens of all ages and backgrounds come together to call for an end to the regime's injustice, violence and repression, chanting 'Woman, life, freedom'.

The current protests are the most widespread and important the country has seen since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. But they are also part of a long struggle for women's rights in Iran. In this incisive, moving narrative, an anonymous Iranian woman describes her daily activism in the streets of Tehran, and shows it to be part of a long and powerful tradition of female resistance.

Translated by Poupeh Missaghi.

About the author

Nila (Author)
Nila is the pseudonym of a female writer and activist based in Tehran.

Poupeh Missaghi (Translator)
Poupeh Missaghi is a writer, translator, and editor. Her debut book trans(re)lating house one (Coffee House Press, 2020) is a hybrid investigation of the 2009 protests in Iran. An assistant professor of literary arts and studies at the University of Denver and a faculty mentor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art MFA, she is currently based in Denver, Colorado.

Summary

INSIDE IRAN'S NEW REVOLUTIONI've stopped pulling up my scarf to cover my hair when I pass by the guards.

Foreword

A deeply personal, politically impassioned portrait of the historic protests taking place in Iran, by a female witness and participant who must remain strictly anonymous. With an introduction by Christina Lamb.

Product details

• Authors: Nila
• Assisted by: Christina Lamb (Introduction), Lamb Christina (Introduction), Poupeh Missaghi (Translation)
• Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.10.2023
• EAN: 9781804184523
• ISBN: 978-1-80418-452-3
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 16 mm x 222 mm
• Weight: 239 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Iran, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, Demonstrations & protest movements, International Women’s Day, Social discrimination and social justice