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Iran Womens Rights

Iran Cleric: "God's Fury" Will Be Unleashed If Female Governors Allowed

Alarabiya | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: Ayatollah, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Women's Rights, Iran Election, Iran, Iran-Womens-Rights, Iran Woman Minister, Iran-Woman-Minister, Iran Women's Movement, Women's Rights, World News

A top hardline Iranian cleric said on Thursday that "God's fury" would be unleashed if Iran appoints women as governors of some provinces, as was rais...

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In Iran Women Race Ahead, But Still Face Gender Block (VIDEO)

WorldFocus | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Women, Women's Rights, Women, Iran, Iran Women's Rights, Women in Islam, World News

In Iran, women have made remarkable strides in education in the last decades -- 65 percent of college undergraduates are female and 70 percent of gr...

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

Sara Dehghan | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian Women, Ahmadinejad Cabinet, Fatemeh Ajorlou, Neda Agha Soltan, Taraneh Mousavi, Saideh Pour Aghaei, Iran Women's Rights, Iran Cabinet Female Members, Iran Rape, Iran Women's Movement, Election, Iran, Poor Aghayee, Parliament, Majlis, Saeedeh, World News
Sara Dehghan

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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Iran's Women A Driving Force Behind Green Movement

GlobalPost | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Uprising, Iran Women's Rights, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Foreign Affairs, Iran Women, Iran Uprising 2009, Iran, Iran Women Protests, Iran Protests 2009, Iran Women's Movement, Advocacy, World News

Her eyes, wide open, she seemed to be staring into nothingness as her body was drained of its blood. The world watched Neda Agha-Soltan, a 26-year...

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It's Hard to Debate Feminism When You're Dodging Bullets

Peggy Drexler | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Neda Video, Neda, Iran Women's Rights, Feminism, Iran Election, World News
Peggy Drexler

On the streets of Tehran women young and old, rich and poor, in skirts and chadors were saying something powerful about the irrelevance of what feminism is and is not.

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Iran Election Puts Women's Rights In Focus: Gallup

Gallup | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Women's Rights, Iran Election, Foreign Affairs, Iran Election 2009, Iran Women, Iran, Iran Elections, Iran Women's Movement, Advocacy, World News

The attention women's rights have received during Iran's presidential campaign has galvanized the country's electorate ahead of this Friday's election...

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Zahra Rahnavard: Iranian Presidential Race Altered By Mousavi's Wife

Newsweek | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, Iran Women's Rights, Foreign Affairs, Iran Presidential Election, Iran Women, Iran, Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, Iranian Elections, Iranian Election, Advocacy, Iran Women's Movement, Rahnavard, Rahnavard Mousavi, Mousavi Zahra Rahnavard, Mousavi's Wife, World News

The crowd of young Iranians roared their approval as a group of burly men led the speaker to the stage. When the cordon of men opened up, it wasn't on...

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Law, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Al Zahra University, Iran Presidential Election, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Zahra Rahnavard, First Lady, Mohsen Rezai, Supreme Jurist, Tehran, Female, Guardian Council, Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, Vetting, Iran Reformists, Women, Parliament, Iran Supreme Leader, Hijab, Women Voters, Hejab, University, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Women, Women and Politics, Candidate, Chancellor, Presidential Election, Iran Women's Rights, Tehran-Iran, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

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's Women Fight For Rights, Including The Right To Divorce

nytimes.com | NAZILA FATHI | Posted 03.16.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Freedom, Women's Rights, Iran, Iran Divorce, Iran Gender Equality, Iran Women's Rights, Irans Women Fight for Rights, World News

TEHRAN -- In a year of marriage, Razieh Qassemi, 19, says she was beaten repeatedly by her husband and his father. Her husband, she says, is addicted ...

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The Iran Game

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Cell Phones, Sports, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Football, Soccer, President Obama, Iran, Tehran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Women's Rights, Women, Iran Women's Rights, Women and Politics, International Women's Rights, Iranians, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Iranian men and women unapologetically enjoy each other's company, and, even as intimidation and penalties loom, they're quite public about their desire to live uninvaded lives.

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