illustration for Guardian Weekly on how Iranian women and girls facing down Iran’s leaders after Mahsa Amini's death by Iran's so-called “morality” police.

#MahsaAmini

To celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, I designed this illustration for Sephora. It shows a diverse family taking a selfie by the Haft-sin table.

For The Washington Post

In celebration of grey hair in pandemic

For Eater

“if there is some hope for more complexities, it’s in a community of food authorities from the Arabic-speaking world and its diaspora that thinks together and learns with other communities”

https://www.eater.com/22940207/arabesque-food-cookbooks-reem-kassis

From the introduction: By inventively visualising how our bodies and voices get amplified in solidarity, Rouzbehani calls us to embrace the strength of collective striking that emerges from caring for one another and for the diverse lives that compose our societies.

The articles and the illustration show care in dialogue with various kinds of work – the work of organising, work in higher education, work of care provision and, indeed, refusal of work – and the conflicts that may emerge from within.

A series of illustrations for The Guardian on the anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran.

illustrated biographies of 50 Inspiring Iranian women in various fields. To order a signed copy of 50 inspiring Iranian Women book email me.

In the "50 inspiring Iranian women" illustrated biography book, I have used my art to pay tribute to 50 extraordinary women from Iran. The mini-biographies in the book highlight the character and achievements of these inspiring Iranian women, each of whom has made great strides in their respective social and professional lives; and the illustrations, done in my unique style, can hopefully serve as a modern touch on how we picture these outstanding women.

check out my Kickstarter campaign!

For Global Goals

I did this illustration for Popshot Magazine, the earth issue, for a short story “Herbal remedies for toxic relationships”

for an opinion piece in The Bristol Cable about cuts to organisations that help people recover from trauma.

I illustrated this piece in memory of my father who passed away recently. But I believe this feeling of losing a part of you when losing someone dear to your heart is universal.

Illustration for femena.net report on women human rights defenders speaking out against sexual violence perpetrated by state security forces in ten countries in the SWANA region.

Read the report on the femena.net website.

The Female Peace Palace Festival (Munich)/Münchner Kammerspiele is dedicated to the courage, vision, and struggles of women in war and resistance.

https://www.muenchner-kammerspiele.de/de/mk-forscht/19465-female-peace-palace

One day women will celebrate freedom above the Azadi tower in Tehran.

For Women, Life, and freedom. #MahsaAmini

Empowering young women since 1855, YWCA Great Britain invests in young women's leadership through grant funding, policy & advocacy, and connecting with our global YWCA movement. I worked with YWCA GB to create their website homepage image, She Leads campaign image, and Week without Violence campaign image.

https://www.ywca.uk/

For Russian moms who are against the war and are forced to send their sons to the war. Of course, I’m thinking of Ukrainian mothers but this one is for Russian moms as I believe they are forgotten.

Portraits of fear and loss

Taliban rule through the eyes of four women in Afghanistan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/women-life-taliban-afghanistan/

illustrating archetypes for the 40th anniversary of Dickson's infamous book.

Illustration for Robin Wright’s piece in New Yorker:

Iran’s Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women

Women are still defying and dying in an uprising that is historically unique for being centered on women’s freedom.

#WomenLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini

Personal project about how someone can help herself to stay positive!

For The Washington Post Magazine on the effect of 9/11 on Muslims lives

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As a potluck contribution, dips have gotten a bad rap. But given a chance, they can be the stars of the show.

For Eater.

For a fundraising event in support of survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assaults

For the Women, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi) Revolution. Inspired by a photo taken at a university in Tehran during protests.

Posters for the Bologna Jazz festival 2023

Jaz music X Woman Life Freedom

Portrait illustrations for

https://www.instagram.com/p/CelkvoFuX5U/

in celebration of great mind around the world.

for https://www.periodfutures.org/provocations

• A collection of public flower gardens named after historical menstrual health innovators and activists, invite you to help fertilize the soil by sprinkling in compost-friendly pellets of your nutrient-rich period blood.

• Possible maker-space where you can build your own custom period product.

• Possible period pod where you could rest and rejuvenate at a cosy, safe, and private space designed to fulfil your needs during menstruation—complete with free sanitary supplies, heating pads and light exercise equipment to help relieve cramps, and iron-rich snacks.

Mahsa Amini was killed by so called Morality Police of Iran. People are shouting in streets demanding freedom.

The Tehraner is a creative project, paying tribute to the iconic illustration cover of The New Yorker magazine.

For PeriodFutures.org

A short graphic novel about the Woman Life Freedom Movement of Iran in a collection of seven feminist graphic novels published by the Heinrich Boll Foundation in 2023: Feminism in Pictures.

Sisterhood is the answer! Break the bias!

In celebration of standing together. #BreakTheBias

For International Women’s Day 2022

Based on a published article in Frankie Magazine, about healthy relationship with the Internet and how to stay offline, I created these illustrations.

How does migration feel?

I did this illustration for an educational article in harasswatch.com about legal protections against online harassments.

https://bit.ly/3dcX2lM

Hossein Alizadeh is an internationally known great Tar player, musician, and composer.

Portraits of fear and loss

Taliban rule through the eyes of four women in Afghanistan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/women-life-taliban-afghanistan/

A virtual book fair for Iranian publishers outside the country

For Amnesty International magazine Wordt Vervolgd cover.

I created this illustration of Sahar Khodayari, known as ’Blue Girl’ for BBC 100 women 2019.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B37Kf-one0l/?hl=en

This song by Shaheen Samadi, a Persian rapper, is about a story of a child bride “Leyla” in Iran.

Character design for the University of Basel and START NOW, a skills training program that aims to improve the symptoms of poor mental health for Afghan migrants in Switzerland.

For Navid Kermani essay on Iran protests in Die Zeit, 20 Oct 2022

The word on flag is AZadi that means Freedom in Persian.

Upcoming project …

I aim to showcase the stories of Iranian female migrants living in the UK and highlight the emotional significance of their keepsakes as symbols of their heritage, identity, and connection.