Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything changed.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist, author, and women's rights activist who the IRGC attempted to assassinate, commented on X, “In Iran, a student harassed by her university’s ...

Among one of the many questions raised since the Middle Eastern crisis hit headlines following a sudden initial missile ...

This week, Afghan women joined a growing movement across the globe in support of Iranian women. As police tore their signs and threatened them, they chanted: "Iran has risen, now it is our turn.

Iranian women are rising against the hijab, we're told in headlines, with images of hijab burning flashing all over the western media — no context, no history.

Women In Iran Aren't Just Fighting For Themselves — Their Protests Are For Women Everywhere. ... Women had the right to choose what clothing they wore and created systemic change through activism.

Iranian authorities have detained a young woman who was seen walking around the Islamic Azad University in Tehran in her underwear, in what activists say was a protest against enforcement of the ...

Since then, many Iranian women have protested by removing their headscarves in public. Amnesty called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Azad University student and demanded she be ...

Reports indicate the action aimed to highlight the oppressive enforcement of Iran's dress code, which mandates women wear a headscarf and loose-fitting clothing in public. Issued on: 03/11/2024 ...

Nasrin is also a member of Iran Cinema House, where she mentors both men and women. Sogol Kheirandish, 30, dancer Sogol performs flow art at a park in northern Tehran on Jan. 20, 2022.

This photograph might look as if it were pulled from a fashion magazine. But for people who know the recent history of Iran, it is astounding. Many public spaces in Iran are segregated by gender ...

Since then, many Iranian women have protested by removing their headscarves in public. Amnesty called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Azad University student and demanded she be ...