Shila Behjat
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Shila Behjat
Shila Behjat is a journalist and presenter with German–Iranian roots. She studied law in Hamburg and Paris, was a correspondent in London, lived in India as a freelance journalist, and works today in cultural journalism. In 2024, her book Söhne großziehen als Feministin: Ein Streitgespräch mit mir selbst (Raising Sons as a Feminist: An Argument with Myself) was published, sparking widespread debate, and was followed by the book Frauen und Revolution (Women and Revolution).
Shila Behjat is a journalist and presenter with German–Iranian roots. She studied law in Hamburg and Paris, was a correspondent in London, lived in India as a freelance journalist, and works today in cultural journalism. In 2024, her book Söhne großziehen als Feministin: Ein Streitgespräch mit mir selbst (Raising Sons as a Feminist: An Argument with Myself) was published, sparking widespread debate, and was followed by the book Frauen und Revolution (Women and Revolution).
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Year of Publication: 2026
Shila BehjatYear of Publication: 2026
The Poetess and the Price of Freedom
In 1848, the same year that Europe was being rocked by revolutionary fervour, the Persian poet and theologian enters a gathering in the village of Badasht, in Persia. She is the only woman present. She enters without a veil and with the remarkable desire to exert religious authority. Her appearance sparks outrage among the men.
Táhirih was a traveller and teacher, and an exceptional...
Táhirih was a traveller and teacher, and an exceptional...