We reached out to four Muslim women activists and academics from Turkey, India and Afghanistan, to explore their perspectives on the #WomanLifeFreedom movement in a showing of transnational solidarity and friendship. Here are their voices.
Author: Yalda N. Hamidi
Yalda Hamidi (She/Her/Hers) is an Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and a faculty fellow for "Teaching Toward Social Justice" at Minnesota State University Mankato. She also is a member of the Ms. Committee of Scholars. In her academic research, Yalda adopts an anti-racist and transnational feminist lens to examine Iranian women's activism and literature. She actively collaborates with Women's Centers and non-profit organizations to amplify the stories of Iranian feminism/s and literature, aiming to bring these narratives to a broader audience. As a contributor to Ms., Yalda is dedicated to sharing the diverse voices of Iranian women and other communities who have participated in various forms of Iranian feminism/s, with a particular focus on Woman, Life, Freedom. She engages in conversations and interviews that shed light on important topics, such as her dialogue about Woman, Life, Freedom #OntheIssues with Michele Goodwin and her interview on the continuation of women's resistance against the Iranian Guidance Patrol. For more updates and insights, you can follow Yalda on Twitter @DrYaldaHamidi. At MNSU Mankato, Yalda teaches courses on Transnational, Postcolonial, Islamic Feminism/s, Feminist Pedagogy, and Queer of Color Critique, empowering students with a comprehensive understanding of these important subjects.