Rebellious Silence - Shirin Neshat
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Neshat sits in front of the camera in a black chador (Islamic veil that leaves only the face exposed), with the barrel of a gun directly splitting her face into two sides; her exposed face, apart from the eye area, is overlayed with Farsi text from a contemporary poem. She stares intensely at the viewer with an unwavering intensity.
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Self-portraits
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Farsi
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Islamic Revolution art, Protest through art, Female Independence
Bibliographic Citation
Dr. Allison Young. “Shirin Neshat, Rebellious Silence, Women of Allah Series – Smarthistory.” Smarthistory.org, Smarthistory, 9 Aug. 2015, smarthistory.org/shirin-neshat-rebellious-silence-women-of-allah-series/. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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The student curator has determined that the copyright license is within fair use as outlined by US copyright law section 107, which allows use for educational and noncommercial purposes.
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Shirin Neshat
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Neshat, Shirin, 1957-, “Rebellious Silence - Shirin Neshat,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed July 23, 2026, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2836.
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