When was the last time your mother, sister, wife, or daughter let you forget something that they didn’t like? We Persian ...

U.S. President Donald Trump initially threatened a response to Iran’s bloody crackdown on widespread protests in the country ...

Protesting in Iran is dangerous for anyone. But for women, it can be life-altering. From arrests and public humiliation to ...

Over three years after the suspicious death of Jina Mahsa Amini sparked a nationwide protest movement in Iran, artists continue to fuel creative resistance.

On a busy sidewalk outside a café, a group of young people, many of them women, bob their heads to the beat of “Seven Nation Army,” by the White Stripes. Huddled around a live band, some shake their ...

The Iranian parliament has adopted changes to the dowry law, with members of parliament describing them as "urgently necessary." The proposal's swift passage stands in stark contrast to other ...

In November 2025, Omid Sarlak, a young man living in western Iran, posted a video on social media showing himself setting fire to a photograph of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Just hours after the ...

This week marks the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody — an event that ignited one of the most powerful protest movements in Iran since 1979. “Woman, Life, Freedom” became not ...

Instructor Maryam Ghelich (L) gives women students a lesson in riding motorbikes at a training centre in northern Tehran — ATTA KENARE When she first started learning to ride a motorbike, Iranian ...

A University of Surrey study shows how Iranian women lead tourism despite political isolation, sanctions, and social restrictions. As international arrivals remain limited, women sustain hospitality, ...