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Self-Immolation: A Desperate Protest Against the Patriarchy

Self-Immolation: A Desperate Protest Against the Patriarchy

In “Roulah,” Iranian photographer Shaghayegh Moradiannejad uncovers a harrowing practice of suicide among Kurdish women across the Middle East.

Zahra, 35, single, set herself on fire in their backyard. Zahra’s mother keeps Zahra’s photo wrapped in a green cloth, which is associated with paradise and a sacred symbol of holy shrines to Muslims. Zahra’s father hanged himself on the front door o...

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