An Interview with Writer and Activist Rouhi Shafii : Write On! Audio Weekly

<p>Thank you for listening to Write On! <em>Audio</em>, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print</p> <p> </p> <p>Our October interview is with Rouhi Shafii</p> <p> </p> <p> Rouhi Shafii is a sociologist, author, translator and women and human rights activist. She has published a number of books in both English and Persian.</p> <p><em> </em></p> <p>Since the early nineties, she has presented papers on Iran in various venues including universities, amnesty international UK and side events at the Human Rights Commission in Geneva.  In 2010, she and a number of women activists set up International Coalition Against Violence in Iran.</p> <p> </p> <p>Rouhi is currently chair of Exiled Writers Ink, a British literary charity dedicated to promoting the work of exile and refugee writers and poets.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>The interviewer is Farzana Hakim who was alongside Writer On! Editor, Madeleine White</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>You can read more about Rouhi Shafii and her work by visiting her website <a href="http://www.rouhi-shafii.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.rouhi-shafii.com/</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>And follow her on X (formerly twitter) here <a href="https://twitter.com/rouhi_shafii" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/rouhi_shafii</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>Find out more about Exiled Writers Ink by visiting their website here <a href="https://www.exiledwriters.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.exiledwriters.co.uk/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>And follow them on X here <a href="https://twitter.com/rouhineh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/rouhineh</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>We’re always delighted to read your contributions so if you’d like to see your words in Write On! or hear them on this podcast please get in touch. Please submit to:</p> <p> <a href="https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/submit-to-write-on/" target="_blank" rel="noope