To download the Nude Photo Revolutionary Calendar, click here.
On 8 March 2012 International Women’s Day, the Nude Photo Revolutionaries Calendar was launched in homage to Egyptian atheist, student and blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy who posted a nude photo of herself, announcing the post on Twitter under the hashtag, #NudePhotoRevolutionary.
The calendar is the idea of campaigner Maryam Namazie to support Aliaa Magda Elmahdy and join her ‘screams against a society of violence, racism, sexism, sexual harassment and hypocrisy’.
Namazie says: ‘What with Islamism and the religious right being obsessed with women’s bodies and demanding that we be veiled, bound, and gagged, nudity breaks taboos and is an important form of resistance.’
The calendar is designed by SlutWalk Co-founder Toronto, Sonya JF Barnett who says: ‘I felt that women needed to stand in solidarity with Aliaa. It takes a lot of guts to do what she did, and the backlash is always expected and can quite hurtful. She needed to know that there are others like her, willing to push the envelope to express outrage.’
Others who join the ‘scream’ include mother and daughter Anne Baker and Poppy Wilson St James, teacher Luisa Batista, We are Atheism Founder Amanda Brown, atheist bloggers Greta Christina and Emily Dietle, FEMEN activist Alena Magelat, photographer Mallorie Nasrallah, actress Cleo Powell, freethinker Nina Sankari , writer Saskia Vogel, and mother Maja Wolna. The women are photographed by Julian Baker, Adam Brown, Grzegorz Brzezicki, Lucy Fox-Bohan, Agnieszka Hodowana, Ben Hopper, N. Maxwell Lander, Mallorie Nasrallah, Mark Neurdenburg, Vitaliy Pavlenko, and Michael Rosen.
On nudity and the calendar, Mallorie Nasrallah says: ‘When a tool of oppression can be turned in to an assertion of power, it is a beautiful thing. Nudity when celebrated harms no one, and when made shameful and barbaric harms everyone.’ Nina Sankari says: ‘In solidarity with Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, I would like to stress that our bodies (and thoughts) belong to us and to nobody else.’ Anne Baker says ‘Men in frocks constrain, control and intimidate women the world over in the name of God … it has to stop.’ Greta Christina says: ‘Sexual freedom is an important freedom — but it’s one that commonly gets ignored or trivialized.’ Maja Wolna says: ‘Irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, religion or culture we are equal. Personal dignity is a foundation of human civilization.’ Amanda Brown says: ‘Dogma will never determine where I sit, what I wear, or how I live’ and Poppy Wilson St. James says: ‘I find it strange that it is more acceptable to see on screen violence and guns than even a nipple. There is something wrong with our mindset if that is what we accept as the norm and shy away from nudity which is a completely natural state’.
Saskia Vogel says: ‘This calendar hopefully will reach people who are uncomfortable with empowered female nudity, and encourage them to reconsider their feelings about the nude figure.’ Luisa Batista says: ‘I think the calendar is important, because it may help to open people’s eyes and hearts. Women – and men – who are afraid, may find courage and feel supported by the quotes and faces and bodies of the people in the calendar.’
According to Emily Dietle, ‘If it weren’t for people who took a strong stand against misogyny and for free-expression, we’d still be in an age where showing your ankles was taboo.’ Alena Magelat says: ‘Our naked body is our challenge to patriarchy, dictatorship and violence. Smart people we inspire; dictators are horrified’.
The women in the calendar stand firm in solidarity with Aliaa Magda Elmahdy and the countless women across the world who are denied basic rights, freedoms and dignity.
Join the ‘Scream’ on Facebook and on Twitter under the hashtag #NudePhotoRevolutionary.
To Download the Calendar, click here.
The calendar is now SOLD OUT. Thanks to all who supported the project. You can still donate via Paypal to support an international conference on women’s rights, free expression and secularism to be held in London in March 2014.
To see a video of Iranian women in support of the calendar, produced by Reza Moradi, view below or click here.
Here is another act of solidarity from a group of women and men in Iran and one from two women in Iran.
To read Maryam Namazie’s interview with NOW Lebanon on ‘stripping for Iran’, click here.
To see extensive media coverage on the Nude Calendar, click here.
To leave comments on this, click here.
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LuisM
December 13, 2012 at 12:43 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I greatly respect you and wish you safe journey, but nudity is of women, always If a woman goes nude in public she is often (in the west) celebrated, if a man went nude in public he would be arrested as a pervert and sex offender. True equality needs to correct this inequality also.
shirish
March 28, 2013 at 12:06 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
you’re right.
Sasha
May 13, 2013 at 10:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I hugely disagree with that LuisM. As a woman, (living in the west), I walk out in a mid length skirt and buttoned up blouse and men leer and making vulgar and threatening calls at me. Often, I ignore them and they call be a “stuck up bitch”. One man even followed me. If I smile and politely tell them I’m not interested, I’ve been told to “stop playing coy and get a dick in my mouth”. If I ask them firmly, it still gets a negative response.
So if as a woman, I walk around covered and I feel threatened my men, how do you honestly think I could walk around naked and feel safe?
Street harassment is not celebration, it’s making me feel scared to walk alone during the day.
Michael A from Perth
January 2, 2013 at 4:03 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I commend this work. It is one of the simplest statements one can make but it hits back ferociously. Well done, and may we come to a time where parents teach their sons that they are no better or more deserving than anyone else.
M
January 25, 2013 at 8:12 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
m.d عزیز
اینکارا که باعث نمیشه زنت نره بده
برو یه فکر دیگه کن
Caitlin Williams
March 1, 2013 at 12:45 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Pretty sad that a few perverts out there pretend to blame women’s body for their messed up mind and to justify sexual harassment and assaults on a woman not being covered enough. This is a good initiative but I have no doubt that mentally disturbed people will use it to blame women for whatever consequences could come up out of them seeing someone’s naked body.
arezzo
March 3, 2013 at 7:56 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
In reality communism is an extreme form of capitalism
I have never seen any groups more greedy and dictatorial as communists
take a look at china .
majid
March 10, 2013 at 12:46 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
چه جوری میشه این فیلمها رو دانلود کرد؟
Maryam Namazie
March 10, 2013 at 9:34 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Een film dar youtube hast. meeshe az anja download kard.
Mirko
March 22, 2013 at 12:51 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
It was very hard posing full naked Maryam?And when u see your calendar images,u are embarassed?
Fiona
March 23, 2013 at 9:08 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Only just seen this page;
well done everyone who participated in the calendar: Isn’t it odd that some people think that our bodies, the only thing that really belongs to us (by virtue of the UN declaration of human rights), is something that other people should be able to control? – The control frieks really need to get a life.
The days of slavery, domination of women, forced marriage, fgm etc are numbered. The ugly reality of abuse of power has been exposed.
IndoMuslim
March 27, 2013 at 7:42 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Animal doesnt wear clothes like you, you are satanic, the prophet has told to the muslim, when the world walk into doomsday, appear kafir person like you. may allah give you guidance
FRMSN
March 31, 2013 at 4:59 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
i am fully masturbate looking at you you can send me more naked photos to this email please [email protected] and i try help you for all!
ASAAD
March 31, 2013 at 5:01 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
You right for what ?! Islam is not forced religion like on Iran.
Hannes Uys
May 20, 2013 at 10:02 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hi Maryam – not sure how I connected to your website, but I must say regardless of aesthetic taste that the calender is quite a novel idea. Good luck with that!
m.d
December 9, 2012 at 10:21 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
میشه عکس لخت خودتو هم بزاری ببینیم حال کنیم
اگر آبجی هم داری عکس اونارو هم بزار
کاشی میشد یک شب باهم بخوابیم
saman
February 10, 2013 at 7:19 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
in chizaro islam behet yad dade ??makhsoosan payambare bachebazesh ba un dokhtare faheshash fatemeh???
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