Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafaq, two famous female writers, support the struggle of Iranian women

In her second post about Mahsa Amini on social media, Ms. Shafaq also paid tribute to the first Iranian female activists who fought for "women's rights and women's suffrage."

The Turkish writer, whose works have also been translated into Persian, wrote on her Instagram account on Tuesday evening, reposting a photo of Iran's first feminists: "This is a long struggle, a hard struggle."

"We all owe a debt to our grandmothers, our great-grandmothers, women who fought bravely for the most basic human rights, demanding equality and the right to be treated with respect and dignity," she added.

On the day of Mahsa Amini's death, Alef Shafaq also posted a photo of her and wrote: "I am so sad that I didn't know what to write all day, my heart hurts."

Addressing Mahsa Amini, the Turkish writer added: "Sister, we come from similar lands, similar geography, and similar cultures."

A few years ago, Ms. Shafak herself was prosecuted in Türkiye for addressing issues such as child abuse and violence against women.

Three years ago, he said about the controversy surrounding one of his books that in Turkey, "instead of changing the laws and taking urgent action to eliminate sexual violence, they are putting writers on trial."

Also earlier, J.K. Rowling, the famous British author and creator of the Harry Potter books, praised the actions of Iranian political activist Masih Alinejad on Sunday by reposting a video about women responding to the death of Mahsa Amini by cutting their hair or burning their headscarves .

"That's what true courage is," Ms. Rowling wrote.

In addition to Alef Shafaq, several Turkish artists have also expressed sympathy and solidarity with the grieving, angry, and protesting people of Iran in recent days.

Actress Nurgul Yesilcay, singer Ebru Gundes, actress Eda Ece, and actor Gökan Alkan were among these Turkish artists.

American actress Sharon Stone, Australian actor Nathaniel Baswick, and famous American model Bella Hadid also supported Iranian women after the death of Mahsa Amini.

Source: Radio Farda