My sister and I started a new project dedicated to Persian poetry written by women poets in the early Islamic period in Persia. We are producing a handmade artist book honoring the voices of Rabia Balki (early 900′s) and Zebun Nissa (1637-1701).

The Persian culture included and includes Iranians, Afghans, Tajiks, Sunnis, Shittes, Parsis, Ismailis, Sufis, Jews, Bahais and many others. Therefore one of our goals is to counter the hegemony of certain Persian traditions by making the project representative of and inclusive of all those people who share Persian history.

http://persianpoetryproject.com

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