Nazanin Boniadi Instagram – I spoke to Morgunblaðið—Iceland’s leading national newspaper and news website—about the struggle for freedom in Iran, gender apartheid, and more.
Here’s a translated excerpt from my three-part interview. The full conversation is available at mbl.is.
“I’m here because I recognize that Iceland is a global leader in safeguarding gender equality,” says Boniadi. She referenced Iceland’s historic Women’s Day Off and said Icelanders understand better than most that when women stop, the country stops. Iranian women know that when they rise, they move the nation.
“There’s a synergy there that I think explains why Iceland has been a leading voice in calling for justice for Iranian women.”
Her hope, she added, is that this solidarity continues—and that Icelanders stand with the Iranian people as a whole, because the words life and freedom belong to all Iranians.
“This slogan [Woman, Life, Freedom] has become a call for democracy, reminding us how inseparable women’s rights and democracy truly are.
If you were to put an Icelandic and an Iranian woman together, they would have much to talk about—because they both understand that nations regress when women are excluded.” | Posted on 15/Oct/2025 20:47:45
