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“Nateq, the female Marxist historian … : 'I was so wrong’ … she recounted her role in 1979. ‘I was the one who disrupted the demonstrations and helped shut them down. I betrayed women.
I called them counter-revolutionaries and liberals that should be opposed. I said Hijab didn't matter. What I didn't understand was that someone who tells you what to wear will soon also tell you what to think?’” 🙃

“Daneshvar [a female writer!!!!] said: 'We should first take care of the economy, get our agriculture to some level, bring about a government of justice and freedom... and we can then get to side issues...such as woman's attire’ This attitude soon infected sections of the international feminist movement.”

i’m so mad. they let iranian women down so hard. i feel betrayed lmao

“Khomeini's vision left no room for Iranian women as they actually lived their lives … In 1963 he had opposed female suffrage and called on people to 'express your disgust at equality of rights, of women's participation in society which will come with endless corruption’ … To build his ideal society, Khomeini needed to deal with the women.”

imagine if men just let women be. they could and will never

“Through their actions, in September 2022 and in every protest before and after, Iranians have shown they want this honour and dignity.
Even if the current movement falls, the torch will be passed on and the flame will not die. A better Iran remains the ultimate goal, for which every generation will fight.”

why am i doing this to myself. am i not already depressed enough 🤡

the grovelling is going to be peak i CANNOT WAIT

thank the cat gods i already own a cat or this book would’ve made me so sad about not having one. the cats are so adorable i love how distinct their personalities are

may i never be subjected to a drunken confession after trying to have a sober conversation with an avoidant man because that would piss me off

so she was infatuated by a man who barely noticed her or gave her any attention for SIX years? girl please i need you to be serious…..

last time i read an Ali Hazelwood book was her debut back in 2021. i did not like it but i think it’s been long enough to give her a second chance

(it’s already gotten a groan out of me though)

the writing is scrumptious

oh to be the sole curator and caretaker of a magical museum

the art style is so cute i can’t get enough

sometimes i can’t take this book seriously because all they’re doing is just open a starbucks in some small fantasy town

I’m sorry am I stupid or does the sentence “A lot of folks allow you feel peaceful after a bear” make no goddamn sense???

i’m scared of the damage this book is going to do to my psyche (in a good way)

her younger brother is so sweet 😭 poor thing has to babysit his older sister all the time because she is horrible at magic LOL

fuck ICE

hmm i’m kinda finding this story to be very silly and basic

girl… we need to come up with an escape plan asap

i don’t know what i expected but i didn’t expect him to be a drunk

i'm usually late to the party when it comes to new popular books but i'm intrigued by the reviews i've read for this one so here i am 👀

i feel like this is going to end up being one of my favourite YA books

yess for the gibe at American Dirt

going to chip away at this book slowly as i think that's how it's meant to be read

what a brutal start….. holy smokes

tfw you’re the first person to crack open a new library book because you recommended it

oooh just learned this book is on the canada reads 2026 longlist which is great because i want to try reading as many of them as i can this year

this book is stressing me out