Category Archives: Iranian Women

  1. Humaira Abid: Confronting Women’s Oppressions

    Women’s rights are front and center as Iran erupts in anger at its oppressive extremely conservative government after Mahsa Amini a young woman  died from being  beaten by the so-called morality police. Two 16 year old girls Sarina Esmailzadeh and Nika Shakrami,  have also died in the protests. In this country, the repeal of Roe […]

  2. “In the Fields of Empty Days: Intersections of Past and Present in Iranian Art,”

    “In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in  Iranian Art” at The Los Angeles County Museum  is a show on a crucial topic. Although much of the work is contemporary, note that the title does not say that. Tirafkan’s image speaks volumes of the intersection of past and present that […]

  3. Women Artists in Seattle Part II

    Women Photographers with roots in South Asia and Afghanistan show challenging work about cultural contradictions and Tanis S’eiltin, Tlinglit installation artist challenges fixed ideas on Indigenous culture.

  4. International Women’s Day March in Seattle

    On Saturday March 6 we had an amazing march. We walked for over two hours and went to a recruiting station, the King County Jail, the ICE Immigration Center and Seattle Human Services, with a rally/ speaker in front of each place. We ended at Occidental Square where the Duwamish were there in spirit. We […]