Iranian Women

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Iranian Women's Voices

Mahnaz Afkhami | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

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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 10.17.2009 | World

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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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Beautiful Iranian Women Pivotal In Iran Election Coverage (VIDEO)

Women News Network | Latoya Peterson | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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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Iranian Film Shirin Shows Faces Of Iran's Women

The Guardian | David Parkinson | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

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

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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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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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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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 04.04.2009 | World

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 03.29.2009 | World

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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 03.26.2009 | World

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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 03.28.2008 | Living

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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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