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The Khatoun Journal

A dispatch from the in-between: womanhood, empire, resistance. Writing against the erasure of history, of nuance, of the Iranian female voice.

Newsletter · By Khatoun · English · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Part 1: Tainted Blood (opens the original)

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    It is 1984. The Battle of Marshes has just ended, Tehran is under blackouts and constant bombardment. Casualties are heavy: the marsh warfare of Operation Kheibar has taken thousands of lives in two short months1. Iraqi tactics are merciless: electrocuting Iranian infantry in the water with live wires and clearing the ridges with mustard gas. Trains carrying the wounded are arriving constantly: domestic production of medical necessities is largely impossible due to economic isolation and power c

  2. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    Negative space (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    I am You and You are Me (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Jul 30, 2026

    My Year of unRest and Resistance (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Jul 13, 2026

    An Ocean of Love (opens the original)

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