Reading
Badjens is sixteen when she climbs onto a dumpster to burn her headscarf. Through flashbacks, we learn more about her life and upbringing in Iran, shaped by religious restrictions and patriarchal violence, but also by courage and friendship. Set amid the «Woman, Life, Freedom» movement, this young adult novel is based on social media posts and online interviews with young Iranian women. A fierce look back – and an unmistakable cry of protest.
With Delphine Minoui
Moderated and interpreted by Julia Korbik
Read by Kristin Alia Hunold
Booking Number 1003
»Badjens« was translated from French into German by Astrid Bührle-Gallet.
The book was selected by members of the reading club “Die LesArtigen” as part of the “Jugend kuratiert” project.
In cooperation with LesArt, the Berlin Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, and the Working Group for Young Adult Literature (Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V.). The event took place as part of the peer-to-peer project “Literanauten,” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth, the PwC Foundation, and the Waldemar Bonsels Foundation.