Iranian Women

Iran's Female Ninjas Kick Butt, Social Mores

Posted 02.06.2012

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In the tradition of ancient Japanese warriors, thousands of Iranian woman are training to be ninjas. According to The Atlantic, roughly 3,500 femal...

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Women's Bodies Are Still the Subject of Dispute

Leila Mouri | Posted 03.20.2012

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The naked photos of Golshifteh Farahani emerged in the moment when Iranian youth are transforming the political and social language of their country, freeing themselves from any state-imposed discourse towards women in their "public" presence.

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Sanctions on Iran from the Point of View of Its Women

Maryam Zar | Posted 01.23.2012

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Although sanctions imposed on a nation labeled "rogue" may make some senators more secure about their reelection prospects, they affect people on the ground in a tragically adverse way. For most women, they make life in a sparse economy even more arduous.

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The Outside Insider: New Work by Taravat Talepasand

Gabrielle Selz | Posted 07.25.2011

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Image-making is by definition always a process of objectification; Iranian-American artist Taravat Talepasand extends this process by incorporating the use of self-portraiture into her work.

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Iranian Female Artists Unveiled: Robert Adanto's Pearls on the Ocean Floor Screening at the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles

Mahasti Afshar | Posted 06.12.2011

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Iran's Women: Canaries in the Coal Mine

Azar Nafisi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iranian women have once more become the standard by which degrees of freedom can be measured. Their resistance will not only shape Iran's future, but have far-reaching effects on Muslim countries and the way Islam is defined.

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Ahmadinejad: Girls Should Marry At 16

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged young girls to marry at age of 16 in his latest rejection of the country's once effec...

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A Bad Bargain for All

Roya Boroumand | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran's influence on the board of UN Women is a threat to the progress achieved by women's rights movements in Muslim countries that still linger under centuries-old traditions and autocratic regimes.

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Iran Women Defy Convention With Make-Up, Stylish Clothes, And Cosmetic Surgery

GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Iran, women are required by law to cover their body and hair in public, though that has rarely stopped many women, especially younger ones, from d...

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Iranian Women's Voices

Mahnaz Afkhami | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the flood of news and information that surrounds us every day, we may take for granted the constant ripple of voices around the globe whose struggle to be heard often ends in violence, imprisonment or death.

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Iran: Male Clerics Call for Justice While Female Parliamentarians Advocate for Discriminatory Laws Against Women

Sara Dehghan | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Iran, appointing loyal hardline females to ministries does not translate into women's equal rights. It is another cunning strategy by Ahmadinejad's government to fool the world.

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Iranian Women: We Feel Cheated, Frustrated, And Betrayed (UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Look closely at the images of mass demonstrations taking place in Iran this week and you will see them: thousands of brave Iranian women taking to the streets to protest an election they feel was stolen.

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Beautiful Iranian Women Pivotal In Iran Election Coverage (VIDEO)

Women News Network | Latoya Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Latoya Peterson | Women News Network With reporting opportunities strictly limited in Iran, images of Iran women carry the narrative. Much of the med...

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Faces Of Iran

The Guardian | David Parkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's a horrific irony that Neda Agha Soltan should become an icon of Iran's struggle in the same week a sensitive study of the Iranian female face ...

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.

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Iran Arrests Porn Stars

The Guardian | Robert Tait | Posted 05.25.2011

Police in Iran have arrested a group of mostly female actors who were making pornographic films, a crime that carries the death penalty under the coun...

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Iran's Women Are Taking On The Mullahs

The Independent | Katherine Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zohreh Vatankhah slides into the driving seat of her BMW X3, flicks a switch to some pulsating Persian pop and we're soon zipping along the narrow lan...

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How Obama Can Further U.S.-Iran Relations

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama, who says he wants to open serious talks with Iran and establish better relations will have his work cut out for him. His first step is to read Iran's modern history.

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First Person Artist: Defiant Iranian Painter Abelina Galustian

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012

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First Person Artist is a weekly column by artist Kimberly Brooks in which she provides commentary on art and the creative process and showcases arti...

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