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Mahsa Amini and the Women of Iran

Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested by the “morality police” for improperly wearing a hijab. Her murder sparkled an ongoing series of protests in Iran and around the world.

Andrea ArroyoNasrin Sheykhi and Emanuele Del Rosso

October 5, 2022

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Andrea ArroyoTwitterAndrea Arroyo is co–art director of Opp-Art. She is an award-winning artist working in fine art, site-specific installation, public art and illustration. Her work is published widely (including in The New Yorker and The New York Times) and is exhibited internationally. She is the creator of “Unnatural Election: Artists Respond to the US Election.” Her 3-venue exhibition “Art as Solidarity” presented by The Hispanic Society Museum, The Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum and The United Palace in Manhattan is on view through July 31, 2022. Her new book: “ImagiNATIONS: Art As Solidarity” was published by NowWhat Media.


Nasrin SheykhiNasrin Sheykhi is an Iranian caricaturist and conceptual artist whose work has won awards in many international competitions. She is now living and working in the United States. More of her work can be seen at http://nasrinillustration.com/


Emanuele Del RossoEmanuele Del Rosso is an Italian, Amsterdam-based, award-winning editorial cartoonist. He is a member of Cartoon Movement and Cartooning for Peace, and his work is published in international newspapers and magazines, such as Courrier International, Le Temps, Het Financieele Dagblad, The Japan Times, Le Monde, and others. More of his cartoons can be found on his Instagram and Twitter.


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