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[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

I said: ‘Stand next to the tree and I’ll take your picture.’

[Diana Nammi @DianaNammi]

I’m thrilled to see the Prime Minister has my new book Girl With A Gun about my life in Iran on his reading list. #unbounders #karenAAtwood

[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

Yay another great five star review for #GirlWithAGun #amreading #memoir #iran #twitterkurds @ikwro https://t.co/6K7U2GEibZ

[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

Women’s rights campaigner @DianaNammi talks about why her new book #girlwithagun is so important. @unbounders @IKWRO #amreading #iran

[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

Help get @DianaNammi ‘s important story of her lifelong fight for women’s rights in Iran and in the UK out into the world. @unbounders

[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

@lelbudge #amreading
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[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

@joycorkery

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[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

@brownflopsy

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[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

@RosieCawkwell #amreadinghistory #memoir

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[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

Round up of #GirlWithAGun #blogtour Thanks to @JoannaLouisePar @unbounders @IKWRO https://t.co/bx0Mfu9BXQ

[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

@JoHughes27 @CCriadoPerez Diana has fought for women’s rights her whole life. Here is a video about her life and the book. #GirlWithAGun #womensrights

[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

@JoHughes27 @CCriadoPerez Thanks! Yes we managed to see #GirlWithAGun in front window of Waterstones one week before lockdown! 😬 It’s here https://t.co/qJr7RmmFyQ

[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

'I used to think that in European countries women's rights would be respected, fully implemented, and you would never hear of violence against women and girls'

An excellent book - do buy it and read.

By @DianaNammi , founder IKWRO
Co-writer @KarenAAttwood

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[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

'Everywhere my team went, we talked about freedom and equality ... We discussed women's rights, and the importance of creating a system to protect women, and how we must put an end to discriminatory practices.'

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[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

'We Peshmerga girls knew in our hearts that it was not right that our marriages should also be arranged. We talked to each other about how wrong it was and that we shouldn't be controlled in this way.'

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[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

'I started to shake but managed to stop myself from crying. I had to be strong. I was a revolutionary woman. I should not cry in front of a Peshmerga.'

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[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

'The first public protest against the Islamic Republic was the magnificent women's protest against the hijab on 8 March 1979 on International Women's Day in Tehran and other cities.'

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[image from Hengameh Golestan, not in the book]

[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

'It was the custom to put a girl's age as two years older than her real age so that she could be married younger. Parents preferred to marry their daughters before the age of sixteen if possible, before they started to find love for themselves'

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[FiLiA @FiLiA_charity]

I've just finished reading Girl with a Gun, the story of @DianaNammi and 'love, loss and the fight for freedom in Iran.

It's a fascinating read with many themes particularly the issue of Women's Rights.

Highly recommended, and a few quotes follow.

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[Karen Attwood @KarenAAttwood]

Interview with @DianaNammi about her life as a Peshmerga and #GirlWithAGun #books #TwitterKurds #womensrights https://t.co/gTAvINacGE