Chapter 6: When the Hostage Is a Nation
This chapter is written for those who read the news, see the pictures, and say, “This is very sad that people are dying in Iran, but…”
It is for the pause that follows, for the justifications that arrive too quickly, and for the questions that are never asked once a story feels convenient to dismiss.
Chapter 5: What Context Changes
In Iran, nothing arrives with a single meaning. Symbols that speak of resistance elsewhere have been used to justify silence, violence, and control. This chapter explores what it means to stand for justice while living with histories that complicate every gesture. Holding more than one truth at once has become my way of surviving.