Djavann
Chahdortt Djavann (Persian: شهدخت جوان; born 1967) is an Iranian-born French contemporary writer, novelist, and essayist. Her works frequently address identity and memory, and she has been an outspoken critic of Iran's leaders. She regularly appears on French television and radio.
In Bas les voiles! (Gallimard, 2003), Djavann was among the first writers to speak out against compulsory veiling, particularly the compulsory veiling of schoolgirls in Iran.
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