Roqe - Ep #117 - Hila Sedighi

A feature interview with Iranian poet, painter and social activist, Hila Sedighi. Hila joins Jian from Dubai for a rare long-form interview discussing her journey from young writer, law student, and organizer in Tehran, to becoming the symbol of youth resistance and power during the Green Movement protests after the disputed presidential election of 2009. She recounts her multiple arrests and prison sentences, her lessons learned and nightmares about the lack of democracy in Iran, and her current life as a writer, documentarian and cultural advocate based in UAE. (The interview is conducted in Persian) Plus Kyan delivers a new edition of “It’s All Persian To Us” and Jian continues to wonder why people are surprised that he’s tall.