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Suppression has never been a barrier for Iranian translator and gallerist Lili Golestan

root — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:15:29 +0000

Lili Golestan has prepared black tea and cream puffs for her guests on a rather damp Sunday morning—the kind where the air spits a fine mist that never becomes fully-fledged rain. She tentatively opens the front gates to her residence, revealing a lush, green garden. Sculptural artworks are scattered along the small path leading up

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Negar Yaghmaian captures the everyday realities of Iranian women struggling for independence

Aimee Shirley — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:03:41 +0000

“There is no room for mistakes when you know that just for being a woman you are judged unfairly,” says Tehran-based photographer Negar Yaghmaian thoughtfully. It’s a strong statement, one that sums up a sentiment shared among women for centuries. With regards to Iran, Yaghmaian’s home country, it cites an awareness that permeates everyday realities

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Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

root — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:00:58 +0000

Tehran is a bright, whirling, magnificent wilderness. The air blows hot and heavy from the desert and brings with it the earth’s scorched residue; dust from another place where people are scarce and the moon hangs low, like a luminous stamp above stretches of sand and rocky outcrop. Through built-up streets this desert wind blows,

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