"On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn't properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. A wave of protests soon spread through the whole country, and crowds adopted the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom"-words that have been chanted around the world during solidarity rallies. In order to tell the story of this major revolution happening in her homeland, Marjane Satrapi has gathered together an array of journalists, activists, academics, artists, and writers from around the world to create this powerful collection of full-color, graphic-novel-style essays and perspectives that bear witness. Woman, Life, Freedom demonstrates that this is not an unexpected movement, but a major uprising in a long history of women who have wanted to affirm their rights. It will continue"--
Biografie (Marjane Satrapi)
Marjane Satrapi, Jg. 1969, ist in Teheran aufgewachsen. Als 14-Jährige wurde sie von ihren Eltern nach Wien geschickt, um vor dem repressiven Regime sicher zu sein. Nach einem Kunststudium in Straßburg zog sie 1994 nach Paris, wo sie begann, ihre Lebensgeschichte aufzuzeichnen.
