The Lion Women of Tehran

by Marjan Kamali

“The eye of the Jealous can destroy happiness. All those who were envious of your father and me when we first married jinxed us with their evil, resentful thoughts.”

We are cubs now, maybe. But we will grow to be lionesses. Strong women who make things happen.”

That’s how losses of rights build. They start small. And then soon, the rights are stripped in droves.