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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 old...
- What Happened Next
It is five years since Iranian Masih Alinejad started a...
- 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
5 paź 2022 · On March 8, 1979, Iranian women’s celebrations of International Women’s Day turned into protests against a new decree by Khomeini about mandatory veiling. (Hengameh Golestan)
5 paź 2022 · Women in Iran have been at the forefront of protests that have swept the country for more than two weeks. They’ve been fighting for their basic freedoms and demanding an end to the mandatory ...
Voter registration for the 2020 general elections ended on October 5 in Georgia, with a final total of 7,233,584 active registered voters, [119] an increase of 1,790,538 new voters since the 2016 election and 805,003 new voters since the 2018 gubernatorial election.
29 wrz 2022 · For some 40 years following the Feb. 11, 1979, Iranian Revolution, when Ayatollah Khomeini came to power and overthrew the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, people have been rising up against...
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.
24 sie 2012 · Masoumeh Ebtekar became Iran’s first female vice president during the reform era of President Mohammad Khatami. She was also a spokeswoman for the students who seized the U.S. Embassy in 1979.
