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By: Nina Mofrad

At the beginning, when my dear friend Melina asked me about women empowerment, my brain didn’t have anything to say. Because I am a woman, it was like that word should not apply to me. Being part Iranian woman and talking about empowerment is like a sin. As a matter of fact, this is Taboo. The only way I could survive through my hell was because my grandmother and mom talked to me about women’s empowerment.

I want to tell all the women in the world, especially in countries, that being a woman is bad and a sin to show people you can do everything. We have the power to create another human being and carry that child for nine months. That means I can do anything I want. In the end, it is hard to be a woman, but it is the most beautiful feeling in the world! Mothers and women must teach each other about empowerment in any shape or form.

I learned a huge lesson from the women of Iran their courage creates power, and that power becomes a voice that the whole world hears them. That, to me, is women’s empowerment.