Women in Iran have taken to the streets in defense of their bodily autonomy in recent weeks. There has been bloodshed and brutality in response.
In 1939, Iranian women were forced to unveil. Beginning in 1979, Iranian women were forced to wear hijab.
The artist Soheila Sokhanvari uses the traditional Persian medium of miniatures to paint Iranian feminist icons from the pre-revolutionary era.
They pummel with their power and passion. They are alive and well.
A song of present day protest:
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