ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
OPEN ASIA|ARMANSHAHR FOUNDATION, 40BRAIDS AND FIDH
ARE PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO THE EVENT
WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM
Films, Debates, Poetry, Exhibitions
from 1st to 31st March 2023
free access at the Halle Saint Pierre
2 Rue Ronsard 75018 Paris
FROM 1 TO 31 MARCH 2023
« The Wall #WomenLifeFreedom» : a mural exhibition in progress of the original posters produced by activist graphic designers for the last 5 months in solidarity with Iranian protesters
« Rising among ruins, Dancing amid bullets » : an exhibition of photographs
by Maryam Ashrafi on the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria
Location : Gallery
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 8 2023
11am. Inauguration of the current exhibitions : On the occasion of the 2023 international
day for women’s rights, the OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation, 40Braids and the
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in collaboration with the Halle Saint
Pierre in Paris are mobilizing in support of the struggle of Iranian, Afghan and Kurdish women.
11.40am-1.30pm. Round table: Women, life, freedom: are feminist revolutions underway? The case of Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia, and Kurdistan
Debate moderated by Clarisse Reberteau Gouraud, Program Officer for Women's Rights at the FIDH with :
Guissou Jahangiri: Vice President of FIDH and Executive Director of OPEN
ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation | Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun: Sociologist and philosopher,
professor emeritus at the University of Paris-Diderot | Farhad Khosrokhavar: Sociologist and
Director of Studies Emeritus at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) |
Judy Mansour : Doctoral student in political science at the Center for Arab and Oriental
Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle | Soheila Shahriari: Doctoral student in Law, Political
Studies and Philosophy at the Center for Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan and Central Asian Studies
Location : Auditorium
1.30pm-2.30pm. Exhibitor Maryam Ashrafi will be signing her book "Rising among ruins, Dancing amid bullets" on the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria
Location : Gallery
SEXUAL APARTHEID IN AFGHANISTAN: ARE WOMEN MISSING AGAIN?
2.30pm-3.25pm. For the first time in France, screening of the film “ Afghanistan: Unveiling a never-ending tale ” . OPENASIA/Armanshahr, 2017, 52 minutes (French subtitles), Afghanistan / France
"Afghanistan: Unveiling a never-ending tale" is a documentary revealing extraordinary insights into progressives voices in Afghanistan, never before captured. The film is directed by Diana Jamal Saqeb and produced by Guissou Jahangiri.
Location : Auditorium
3.30pm-4.15pm. Followed by a discussion moderated by Guissou Jahangiri, the film's producer
and Executive Director of OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr with the activist Shoukria Haidar, founder of
Negar association , support to women in Afghanistan and Ali Hazara, filmmaker and member of Art in Exile .
Location : Auditorium
4.15pm-6.00pm. Plural poetry - Women in resistance with French and Persian poets:
Abdellatif Laâbi (to be confirmed), Martine Magtyar, Patrick Navaï, Catherine Olekhnovitch,
Jacqueline Persini, Aline Recoura, Phillipe Tancelin with Rooholamin Amini, Vida Farhoudi,
Mustapha Hazara, Kaveh Jobran, & Ramin Molzem,
Accompanied by Yvan Navaï on the accordion
Location : Auditorium
Sunday
March 12 2023
Regards croisés entre l’Iran et l’Afghanistan
Visit of the exhibitions. On the occasion of the International Women's Rights Day 2023, the OPEN
ASIA|Armanshahr Fondation, 40Braids and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
in collaboration with the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris, are mobilizing in favor of the struggle of
Iranian, Afghan and Kurdish women :
The Wall “#WomenLifeFreedom”: a mural exhibition in progress of the original posters produced by activist graphic designers for the past 5 months in solidarity with the Iranian
protesters
"Rising among ruins, Dancing amid bullets" an exhibition of photographs by Maryam Ashrafi on the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria
Location : Gallery
12.00-12.55pm. Second screening of the film “ Afghanistan: Unveiling a never-ending tale ” . OPENASIA/Armanshahr, 2017, 52 minutes (VOSTFR), Afghanistan / France.
"Afghanistan: Unveiling a never-ending tale" is a documentary revealing extraordinary insights into progressives in Afghanistan, never before captured. The film is directed by Diana Jamal (Saqeb) and produced by Guissou Jahangiri.
Location : Auditorium
1.00pm-1.50pm. Screening of the movie The Girls. Fery Malek-Madani, 2017, 47 minutes (VOSTFR), Iran / Belgium.
Fery Malek-Madani traveled across Iran to channel the imagination of young girls, and ask them to focus on their dreams and aspirations. Through strikingly thoughtful answers and nurturing support from teachers, Malek-Madani's mission turned out an inspirational, moving documentary.
Location : Auditorium
1.50pm-2.20pm. Followed by a conversation with Fery Malek-Madani and Guissou Jahangiri
Location : Auditorium
3.00pm-5.00pm. Round table: Decolonizing information: how do the media privilege one narrative over another?
Debate moderated by Sylvain Cypel, writer and journalist at l'Orient XXI, former editor-in-chief of Courrier international and Le Monde with :
Rachida El Azzouzi : Journalist at Mediapart | Ghazal Golshiri : Journalist for Le Monde |
Rafael Yaghobzadeh : Freelance photographer | Laurence Geai : Freelance photojournalist for Le Monde
Location : Auditorium
5.30pm-6.00pm. Exhibitor Maryam Ashrafi will be signing her book "Rising among Ruins, Dancing amid Bullets" on the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria
Location : Gallery
40Braids Singing the world
6.30pm-7.45pm. Tribute to the great Iranian poetess Fourough Farrokzad (1935-1967)
With actress and narrator Sylvia Lipa-Laccarrière and Persian poet Rooholamin Amini, accompanied by Yvan Navaï on the piano
Location : Gallery
Followed by a Toast to mark the 27th anniversary of OPEN ASIA | Armanshahr FOundation
End of program at 9pm
Books Available for sale, autograph and distribution
during the festival
● Rising among ruins, Dancing amid bullets, Maryam Ashrafi, édition Hemeria, 2021, Lauréat du Prix HiP catégorie Reportage et Histoire, 2021; Meilleur Livre du prix Lucie Photo Book catégorie Traditionnelle, 2022
● A to Z Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, FIDH, 2021, in French, available for free
