New Art Piece by Shiraz Dance Group in Israel in Solidarity with the Women, Life, Freedom Movement

Natalie Sanandaji, an Iranian-Israeli citizen who survived the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack and is the public relations officer for the "Fight Against Antisemitism" organization, recently participated in a group dance aimed at showing "solidarity with the brave Iranian women against the repression" of the Islamic Republic. In this group dance featuring 12 women, the song "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour is played alongside images of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, Nika Shakerami, Ahoo Daryayi, and Parastoo Ahmadi, as well as scenes from various protests by Iranians during the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement. The Shiraz dance group's rehearsals for creating this art piece in solidarity with the Women, Life, Freedom movement were discussed in an interview by the Persian section of Voice of America on Thursday, January 27. According to this Iranian-Israeli activist, the Shiraz dance group prepared this dance, with the design being overseen by Iris Delshad, the director of this Israeli group. Sanandaji mentioned that after the "Fight Against Antisemitism" organization informed her about inviting Montana Tucker, a renowned American singer and dancer, to visit Israel, the idea for this art piece came to her mind, which she shared with the Shiraz dance group, and Iris Delshad, as the Iranian-Israeli director of the group, accepted it as a sign of "solidarity with the Women, Life, Freedom movement." Sanandaji expressed her happiness about dancing in this art piece, stating that its production took two months from conception to completion. As the head of the "Iran" section in the "Fight Against Antisemitism" organization, she noted that her participation in this art piece had a "very personal" aspect due to her Iranian family background. Sanandaji added that she has held two online meetings to support the Iranian people against the repression of the Islamic Republic and is currently planning a third meeting on this matter. She described connecting with Iranian activists worldwide as a "powerful experience." The public relations officer of the "Fight Against Antisemitism" organization mentioned that she recently participated in a completely female meeting related to the Abraham Accords hosted in Dubai, where the importance of women from various nations and cultures coming together for peace was discussed. This Iranian-Israeli survivor of the Hamas terrorist attack concluded by stating that her activities are not limited to raising awareness about hostages taken by Hamas but also include supporting the Iranian people. She expressed hope that all hostages held by Hamas would be freed and returned to their loved ones. Earlier, on Friday, April 12, Sanandaji gave an exclusive interview to the Persian section of Voice of America about her family background, the events of the day of the Hamas terrorist attack at the Nova music festival, and some Iranian-Israeli victims of this incident, and she conveyed a special message of hope for Iranian women, wishing to visit Iran in the near future to see it with her own eyes.