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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 Shah, in the...
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)
On International Women's Day on March 8, 1979, a women's march took place in Tehran in Iran. The march was originally intended to celebrate the International Women's Day, but transformed into massive protests against the changes taking place in women's rights during the Iranian revolution, specifically the introduction of mandatory hijab ...
22 lut 2019 · On 8 March 1979, more than 100,000 women gathered on the streets of the Iranian capital to protest against the new Islamic government’s compulsory hijab ruling. These protests were met with violent suppression by the newly installed government.
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.
Homa Nateq, a prominent and progressive historian, hailed Iranian women's heroic revolutionary activities, as she spoke to a large crowd at the University of Tehran in early 1979.
22 sie 2010 · In memoirs written decades after the revolution, Iranian women, despite their different backgrounds, reflected upon common social, political, and economic fears and struggles. The memoirs also revealed that women identified as Iranian Nationalists rather than Islamic Iranian Nationalists.
