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The purpose of this cultural event is to bring attention to the historical situation in Iran. With this event, the international Iranian diaspora shows solidarity with the current movement in Iran and helps make the repressed voices within the country globally visible. It seeks to draw attention to the extraordinary and courageous women in Iran and join in supporting this unique feminist movement worldwide.

Beyond the event, it aims to create a platform to continue to address the issue of female empowerment and make underrepresented voices more visible.

EVENT WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM

For two months now the people of Iran have been on the street, impressing everyone with their courageous and untiring struggle. With this event we wish to highlight this phenomenon, warmly inviting you to our evening, entitled “Woman Life Freedom.” This cultural event engages the current movement for women’s—and human—rights in Iran and also reflects on our position here in Germany. This evening will include a conversation with prominent guests from culture, business, and politics, who will discuss the relevant elements of what is actually going on.

Together with Düzen Tekkal (Hawar Help), Gilda Sahebi (TAZ journalist), Bijan Djir-Sarai (General Secretary FDP), Behzad Karim Khani (author) and the host, Anahita Sadighi, we will highlight concrete possibilities for active support of the women’s movement.The panel talk will be moderated by Shila Behjat (Arte). Furthermore, there will be Iranian presentations of poetry, performance and music.

The event will be curated by gallerist Anahita Sadighi. She will also be presenting her installation, entitled, like the evening, “Woman Life Freedom.” The artwork consists of a large number of rare Persian amphoras from the 16th-19th centuries, which symbolize the revolutionary movement in Iran. Standing opposite them are large antique butter churns, arranged in a crescent moon—a metaphor for the regime of the Islamic Republic.