Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
This year for us Iranians living outside of Iran is unique. On the one hand we ate in mourning for the loss of so many lives who are bring murdered by the Islamic regime,...
A second letter to my MP requesting a session at the parliament to inform the MPs of Iran situation
Dear Sarah, On 27 October I sent you an email in which I requested, of possible to book a room in the Houses of Parliament for us, a number of Iranian women, so we...
Yesterday, at the Chilean Embassy, celebrating the life of poet and activist, Consuelo Riveres-Fuentes.
It is always exhilarating to see the work of poets and writers celebrated and honoured. Yesterday, the Chilean embassy in London did just that. The ambassador, a woman herself talked about the Chilean piet...
Come and Join Us
On Sunday 29 January Marylebone theatre in the heart of London is celebrating Woman-Life-Freedom, a movement led by Iranian women in Iran. A movement which is now spreading across the Middle Eastern countries and...
Marylebone theatre has organised an amazing afternoon of talks, poetry and discussion on Woman-Life-Freedom, a slogan taken from the Kurdish fighters and adopted to the women’s struggles in Iran who alongside men are engaged in a fierce fight to free themselves from religious fundamentalism which has plagued that beautiful country. Thanks to the talented artist, Freny, this event will take place on January 29 at the theatre at 2 pm. Come along and join us.
https://www.marylebonetheatre.com/workshops-classes/talks-music-art-
Afghan women, one more step backwards
Since the coming to power of Taleban in Afghanistan, women have been driven into home step by step. First from key positions, then high schools and now in the latest move, from the university....
Today is 10 December, and the Day against execution.
In my country, execution of people has turned into a regime game of terror and violence against the Iranian people. This poem was written in memory of the last victim of state violence against...
We cannot separate
written by Ali Rasuli translated by Rouhi Shafii We cannot separate,a moon which has fallen into the sea from the waves. I cannot separate the beauty from your eyes, or the flower from the...
My daughter
She is braiding her hair in the sunshine, and invites me slowly, from the shade to the glare of light. There is a rainbow on the far end of the horizon, left from the...
