Link Up: Devika Partiman x Writing Hawa

On Wednesday 26 March, we link up with Devika Partiman (founder of Stem op een vrouw) to watch Writing Hawa, directed by Najiba Noori and Rasul Noori. At the screening, Devika will join moderator Shermin Chavoushi for a Q&A to discuss the film’s themes.⁠

Writing Hawa

Forced into marriage as a child, Hawa learns to read and write at 52. With the support of her daughter, the filmmaker, she opens a small textile business. But when the Taliban return to power, Hawa’s dreams, and those of her daughter and granddaughter, are shattered as they face new struggles.

Devika Partiman

Devika Partiman (born 1988) is one of the Netherlands’ best-known feminists. She is director and founder of Stem op een Vrouw, the foundation dedicated to the position of women in politics in the Netherlands. In October 2024, her eponymous book ‘Vote for a Woman – The fight for women in politics’ was published. In 2019, she won the Ribbius Peletier medal for her commitment to women’s emancipation, and in 2021 she was one of the nominees for the Joke Smit Prize. Partiman is also a board member at Zus ‘n Zo and at Nederland Wordt Beter, and a supervisor at ActionAid Netherlands.

Photo: Elisabeth Lanz