Nothing But Red: The Anthology Inspired by the Death of Du'a Khalil

In April 2007, a group of men pulled seventeen-year old Du'a Khalil Aswad into a mob. They proceeded to stone and beat her to death, a supposed "honor" killing for allegedly falling in love with a man of a different faith. Several camera phones recorded the entire incident from the front row, and videos later surfaced online.

One month later, popular filmmaker Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) expressed his despair and outrage at the misogyny in all cultures on a fan-run blog. "Because it's no longer enough to be a decent person," he wrote. "It's no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself. I've always had a bent towards apocalypitic fiction, and I'm beginning to understand why. I look and I see the earth in flames.

"Her face was nothing but red."

The arts anthology Nothing But Red was conceived as a way to raise both awareness of the issues he spoke of, as well as money for the charity Equality Now. Poetry, prose, and visual art comprise this unique collection.

Edited by:

Skyla Dawn Cameron

Full list of contributors:

Ann Aguirre

Mechele Armstrong

Judy Bagshaw

David Baker

Anne Barringer

Kimberly Bea

Hanne Blank

CL Bledsoe

Melinda Blount

Jill Boland

Kerry Budd

Elaine Corvidae

Kevin Craig

Maggie Dougherty

Leigh Dragoon

Catherine Egan

Sasha Elliott

Dana Evans

Elizabeth Frank

Stephanie Gayle

Valentina Gnup

Gila Green

Liza Hamilton

Reina Hardy

Janna Hastings

Stacey Hill

Jody Houser

Tom Hulley

Barbara Hunt

Abha Iyengar

Dale Jacobson

Lee Kendall

Julie Klumb

Laure Lackey

Guy Lancaster

Nora Landry

Rae Lindley

Virginia Lore

Bobbi Lurie

Jennifer Macaire

Mehrin Masud-Elias

Ellen McCord

Virginia McRae

MG

m. jules

Nick Monteleone

Scott Neigh

Gill O'Halloran

MK Proietta

WJ Ray

Alex Remy

J.E. Remy

Clare Roach

Sonia Rupcic

Lilith Saintcrow

Jasmine Santos

Wayne Scheer

Lisa Schleipfer

Leah Schnelbach

Ellen Sheeley

Lynn Tait

Angela Todd

Jessica Tudor

Ruth Walker

Joss Whedon

Lise Whidden

Peter Wong

Andrena Zawinski

• Author
• Skyla Dawn Cameron, Joss Whedon, Leigh Dragoon, Kevin Craig, Laure Lackey, Alex Remy, Sasha Elliott, Bobbi Lurie, Ellen McCord, Kerry Budd, Gila Tal Green, Melinda Blount, Ann Aguirre, Anne Barringer, Guy Lancaster, Catherine Egan, Dale Jacobson, Angela Todd, Barbara E. Hunt, Lee Kendall, Reina Hardy, Virginia Lore, Gill O'Halloran, Stacy Hill, m.jules, Virginia McRae, Andrena Zawinski, Tom Hulley, Clare Roach, M.G., David Baker, Maggie Dougherty, Abha Iyengar, C.L. Bledsoe, Jasmine Santos, Elizabeth Bales Frank, W.J. Ray, Nora Landry, Lise Whidden, Lilith Saintcrow, Valentina Gnup, Dana Evans, Kimberly Bea, Elain Corvidae, Julie Klumb, Ellen R. Sheeley, Janna Hastings, Jessica Tudor, Judy Bragshaw, J.E. Remy, Ruth E. Walker

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 312

• Publisher
• Lulu Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781435733664

• Genres
• anthologies

• Release date
• 2008