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7 February 2019. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the...
- What Happened Next
I ask her if she regrets starting the movement. "Never," she...
- The Plane Journey That Set Iran's Revolution in Motion
The ferocity that Ayatollah Khomeini brought back with him...
- Facing Jail Sentence for Removing My Veil
Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, women have been forced...
- What Happened Next
Yet the turbulent events of late 2019 and early 2020 are stark reminders that Iranians continue to resist for their liberation. These events once again confirmed that the history, legacy, and freedom dreams of the 1979 Revolution are still bitterly contested, forty years later.
12 lut 2024 · Marking its 45th year, the 1979 Iranian revolution birthed the Islamic Republic, initially rallying both genders against the monarchy but quickly curtailing women’s rights.
Between 1963 and 1979, the Iranian Women's Movement gained victories such as the right for women to vote in 1963, a part of Mohammad Reza Shah's White Revolution.
profound transition from secular monarchy to theocratic republic, Iranian women’s political ambitions have ranged from revolutionary to reformist, including those who seek gradual reform towards democracy. Today, in Iran’s authoritarian context, women constitute a highly politicised, if loosely
24 sie 2012 · The 1979 revolution politicized the mass of Iranian women. But women’s expectations were not realized. The new theocracy systematically rolled back five decades of progress in women’s rights.
24 sty 2019 · Iran’s Islamic Revolution shook the world in 1979, with currents that continue to be felt today. Decades later, the details of this watershed event—which redrew the geopolitical order in...
