“I was sentenced to 99 lashes just for shaking hands with the opposite sex. … In another instance, when I sent my book to get permission to be published, they censored some of my words. As a woman, if I imagine or write about a romantic connection between two people, it’s censored.”
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By Madison Kerlan and Jenn Nguyen The following conversation is part of an ongoing series called Memories in Exile, in which we interview current and former resident writers who have come to Pittsburgh and lived […]
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Ali Kalaei examines the violent legacy of Iran’s 1979 Revolution.
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Porochista Khakpour talks with Sampsonia Way Magazine about crafting her characters, her own identity, and her thoughts on the use of fabulism and absurdity as a means of political resistance.
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It’s not to break taboos, especially in traditional societies.
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“As an activist, the power of the resistance is strong.” -Parvin Ardalan, Iranian writer in residence of Malmö City of Refuge from 2010 to 2012.
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