In September 2022, in Tehran, Mahsa Amini was arrested and beaten to death by the morality police for not wearing her hijab properly. Women, men, and schoolchildren rose up in protest all over the country. This is a powerful and important reminder not to forget the people of Iran who continue to suffer under the brutal regime of Iran’s government.
Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi, (List Price: $35.95, Seven Stories Press, 9781644214053, March 2024)
Reviewed by Tony Peltier, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina