In this special English episode, previously published in Persian, we celebrate International Women´s Day by taking a look at the character of Antigone in Greek mythology. Remembering Mahsa (Jina) Amini and the Iranian "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement we consider how a woman can stand against political power, and how this feminine resistance can be interpreted in ethical and social terms ...

Creator: Sohrab mosaheB

Production Team in 2023: Faraz Mohseni, Kiana Yaghchian, Saoshyant Shahryari

Host: Agira

Guest Narrators: Negar SaberRezayi, Sohrab Mosahebi

Dedicated to all brave women of all the Eastern countries.

Music (in order of coming up):

1. Mikis Theodorakis / Greek folk music No.3

2. سرود برابری / زنان ایران

3. This is a Man´s World / James Brown

Resources:

· Allen, A. (Fall  2022 Edition). Feminist Perspectives on Power. Retrieved 02 22, 2023,  from The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:  https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2022/entries/feminist-power/

· Encyclopedia Britannica, T.  (2022, 10 10). Antigone. Retrieved from Britannica:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Antigone-Greek-mythology

· Sophocles. (1906). Antigone. (R. Whitelaw, Trans.) Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved from  https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QafUp_OM3ClPa4NMBzXH15zm4RHzrt9WZaGXS3tKXRdo5RHPt83pb7Uj7_Yu3cy-HpCwQJ9THH876w0oq64SNf1MfKI5Ekb-MO2BFPPQB-Kfbfxypn_CKoE73nCIo3FzMiFqGKiRI2yV7khxDID-d6gXBwUbw8Cpz8tUbxoscDST9UDJa_nS7tcTDc7OLyTtjUdnd

· سپیده رشنو به طور موقت آزاد شد. (2022, 08 30). Retrieved from  وبسایت صدای آمریکا:  https://ir.voanews.com/a/sepideh-rashnou-mandatory-hijab-release/6722369.html

· صد روزی که «شعار زن، زندگی، آزادی» ایران را لرزاند. (2023, 01 05).  Retrieved from BBC Persian:  https://www.bbc.com/persian/blog-viewpoints-64160746

· فارسی, م. و. (2022, 02 18). فمینیسم سوسیالیستی. Retrieved 02 22, 2023, from ویکی‌پدیای فارسی:  https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C

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