Iranian women's voices

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Inspired by the poet and filmmaker, Forough Farrokhzad (1934–1967), creative women in Iran and the diaspora reflect on art and the constraints of present-day Iran and dream for the future, edited by Shara Atashi, Sana Nassari and Marjorie Lotfi.

  1. Episode 1

    Iranian women’s voices - Sana Nassari

    Sana Nassari introduces 'Iranian women's voices' inspired by one of Iran's most celebrated poets, Forough Farrokhzad. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  2. Episode 2

    My bejewelled land - Shara Atashi

    Shara Atashi takes a poem by Forough Farrokhzad as a starting point for her reflections on women and Iranian identity. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  3. Episode 3

    Iranian women’s defiant art of resistance - Sana Nassari

    Sana Nassari writes on the extraordinary acts of Iranian women who have pushed against the rigid boundaries of patriarchy. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  4. Episode 4

    Song and Wind - Marjorie Lotfi

    The poet Marjorie Lotfi's poem sequence 'Song and Wind'. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  5. Episode 5

    The return of the God of the 1980s - Atash Shahkarami

    A dispatch by Atash Shahkarami from Tehran in July 2025, as events are shaped by the misguided decisions of a handful of reckless old men. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  6. Episode 6

    A three-act dream - Razieh Khoshnood

    Razieh Khoshnood's prose poem in three acts about women confronting the old order in Iran, 60 years after Farrokhzad's death. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  7. Episode 7

    Poems of resistance - Forouz Zarei

    Forouz Zarei on the healing power of art. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  8. Episode 8

    Flesh - Sepideh Jodeyri

    A poem by Sepideh Jodeyri writing from her present home in Washington D.C. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  9. Episode 9

    No country for filmmakers - Anahit Behrooz

    Anahit Behrooz reflects on the emotional cost and jeopardy faced by filmmakers in Iran. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  10. Episode 10

    Revisiting Forough Farrokhzad’s ironic depiction of the ‘Frontier of Gems’ - Laleh Atashi

    Dr Laleh Atashi revisits Forough Farrokhzad's poem ‘O, You Frontier of Gems’ 60 years after her death. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

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Inspired by the poet and filmmaker, Forough Farrokhzad (1934–1967), creative women in Iran and the diaspora reflect on art and the constraints of present-day Iran and dream for the future, edited by Shara Atashi, Sana Nassari and Marjorie Lotfi.

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