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Who Is Shirin Abedinirad?

Installations / 6 minutes of reading
About Shirin Abedinirad Who is Shirin Abedinirad? Around the world, artists have experimented with optical illusions. Amongst them is Iranian artist Shirin Abedinirad. Born in 1986 in Tabriz, Iran, she started with a passion for painting, partially inspired by her parents. Both of them highly encouraged her to pursue art as part of her life. …

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Abbas Kowsari’s surprising photos of veiled female police squad in Iran

Photography / 1 minute of reading
Tehran’s first all-female police unit In 2003 the first females ever graduated from Iran’s police academy in the capital city Tehran, after undergoing training for three years. Spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei himself had to give permission to Tehran’s police chief Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf to create the first all-female police unit. Abbas Kowsari about his project …

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