The Women Blinded by Iran
By Masih Alinejad09.24.26 — InternationalThis article is part of The Global Picture. Follow to get everything we publish on international affairs, national security, and the wars reshaping global politics.FOLLOW BUNDLE --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration52READ IN APPREAD IN APPWhen I was living in Iran, someone gave me a copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. I read it the way we read dangerous things in Iran: quietly, quickly, keeping the cover hidden.
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| Publication time | Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:50:29 GMT |
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The Women Blinded by IranKosar Eftekhari (L), who lost sight in one eye, and Farideh Salavatipour (R), who lost sight in both eyes, at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on May 12, 2026. (Courtesy of Masih Alinejad)Kosar Eftekhari, Farideh Salavatipour, and hundreds of other women were blinded by the Islamic Republic for the crime of protesting for their rights. Today, they fight on. By Masih Alinejad09.24.26 — InternationalThis article is part of The Global Picture. Follow to get everything we publish on international affairs, national security, and the wars reshaping global politics.FOLLOW BUNDLE --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration52READ IN APPREAD IN APPWhen I was living in Iran, someone gave me a copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
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