Woman Life Freedom by Halasa Malu

The murder of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022 by Iran's morality police sent shockwaves throughout the country. Protests led by women spread to ninety cities in all of Iran's provinces. An invaluable and deeply moving testimony to resistance The first book on the protests that have shaken the Iran regime to its core Published to coincide with the 1-year anniversary of the murder of Mahsa Amini A unique anthology, the first to showcase Iranian art and writing since the protests Malu Halasa (Syria Speaks, Saqi Books) is a renowned authority on the art and culture of the Middle East She has produced seven acclaimed volumes on the subject Essential for anyone interested in women’s rights movements, Iran and the Middle East

Malu Halasa is a writer and editor based in London. She is the editor of seven anthologies on Middle Eastern art and culture, including two on Iran: Transit Tehran: Young Iran and Its Inspirations, with Maziar Bahari, and Kaveh Golestan: Recording the Truth in Iran, with Hengameh Golestan. Halasa has written for The Guardian, Financial Times and Times Literary Supplement, and is currently literary editor at the Markaz Review. She was a founding editor of Tank Magazine in London.

Nov 17, 2023