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Cutting through rocks: Sara Shahverdi's Revolutionary Ride Through Tradition and Defiance

Cutting through rocks: Sara Shahverdi's Revolutionary Ride Through Tradition and Defiance


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In a remote village in northwestern Iran, where ancient traditions dictate every aspect of women's lives, one woman dared to ask a dangerous question: What if things could be different? Sara Shahverdi-divorced, motorcycle-riding, and unapologetically free-became the first woman ever elected to her village council, shattering centuries of patriarchal rule with a landslide victory that no one saw coming. But winning the election was only the beginning. What followed would test not just her resolve, but her very identity. This is the extraordinary true story of a woman who refuses to accept the world as it is. Raised by a father who treated her as the son he never had, Sara learned early that rules were meant to be questioned. As a midwife, she witnessed the silent suffering of countless women. As a councilwoman, she decided to do something about it. From teaching teenage girls to ride motorcycles to fighting child marriages in closed courtrooms, from wrestling village seals away from reluctant male colleagues to sheltering young brides desperate for divorce, Sara's daily acts of defiance became a quiet revolution. But revolutions come with a price, and in a society built on male authority, her enemies would stop at nothing-even attacking her identity itself-to silence her voice and crush her spirit. Through intimate storytelling drawn from seven years of unprecedented documentary footage, Cutting Through Rocks takes you beyond headlines and statistics into the lived reality of one woman's fight for dignity. You'll ride alongside Sara through windswept plains, sit in kitchen gatherings where women whisper their dreams, witness the heartbreak of girls married off before they can finish school, and feel the electric moment when change seems possible-only to watch it slip away. This is not a fairy tale of instant transformation. It's the raw, honest account of what real change looks like: slow, painful, exhausting, and absolutely essential. You'll discover why some battles are worth fighting even when victory seems impossible, why one person's courage can ripple through an entire community, and why the simple act of offering women a choice becomes radical in a world designed to deny them one. If you've ever felt powerless against systems too large to change, if you've wondered whether one person can truly make a difference, if you believe that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossibly stacked against you-then this book is calling to you. Sara Shahverdi's story will challenge everything you think you know about courage, persistence, and the cost of progress. It will break your heart and rebuild it stronger. It will remind you that change doesn't happen in dramatic moments, but in the daily choice to keep cutting through rocks, one strike at a time, until a path finally appears. Don't just read about resistance-witness it. Don't just admire courage from a distance-let it transform you. Pick up Cutting Through Rocks today and discover the woman who refused to be silenced, the community that couldn't ignore her, and the revolution that started with a single motorcycle ride. Because somewhere in Sara's story, you might just find the permission you've been waiting for to fight for your own freedom, to challenge your own rocks, and to believe that even the most impossible change begins with someone brave enough to try. Your journey through the rocks starts now. Are you ready to ride?


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798274431705
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 86
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Sara Shahverdi's Revolutionary Ride Through Tradition and Defiance
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8274431707
  • Publisher Date: 13 Nov 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Weight: 177 gr


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