The Campaign's Arts Committee, Utilizes Theatre for Social Commentary
Change for Equality,
Tehran: "She did not want to die. She wanted to live for her children; for
her daughter. She would say: 'I know that when my daughter turns 15, she too
will be forced into marriage. She will have to endure beatings and humiliation,
and infidelity. She will have to endure what I have endured.' She did not want
to die, so that perhaps she could save her daughter of a similar destiny."
The play "No Jumping Rope!" brought to stage images
of the short life of Raheleh Zamani, recounting her marriage at age 15 and her
execution at age 27.
At age 24, after enduring years of
violence, humiliation and constant infidelity by her husband, and after repeated
failed attempts at obtaining a divorce, Raheleh Zamani murdered her husband—a
murder which left those who had the opportunity to meet Raheleh in a state of
disbelief. The play, "No Jumping Rope!" was a combination of theatre, performed
by Azadeh Faramarziha, and narrations performed by Maryam Hosseinkhah and Jelve
Javaheri. The Play was staged on Saturday March 12, 2008, as part of events
marking the International Women's Day at the amphitheatre of the School of
Economics at Allameh Tabatabi'ie University. The play was based on a project
developed by Azadeh Faramarziha and Nasim Khosravi and other members of the
Campaign's Arts Committee. Nasim Khosravi, the Director of the Play, spoke a few
words about the execution of Raheleh after the performance. "Despite the
tireless efforts of Zohreh Arzani, Khadijeh Moghaddam, Mahbobeh Hosseinzadeh,
Nahid Keshavarz, Aida Saadat, and Marjan Sekhavati, women's rights activists and
members of the Campaign, Raheleh was executed," Khosravi explained.
At the time of Raheleh's execution,
Maryam Hosseinkhah and Jelve Javaheri, were in Evin's public ward, on charges
related to their activities in support of the Campaign. Mahbobeh Hosseinkhah and
Nahid Keshavarz too met Raheleh after they were arrested collecting signatures
in support of the Campaign's petition and during their 13 day detention in
Evin's public ward.
Take a look at pictures from this
performance on Images
for Equality, the photo site of the Campaign.
Read the original report in Farsi
Translated by: Sussan Tahmasebi
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