If Iran’s recent uprising and continuous protests lead to a revolution, this would be remarkable for the fact that it was sparked by a woman and led by women. As Fereshteh, an Iranian student from Tehran, said: “While some people might call what is happening in Iran as protests against the government, we are calling it a revolution.” The nationwide demonstrations were
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Before this September, I hadn’t heard from Yara in months. They’re an Iranian journalist who has reported for the country’s most prominent newspapers and publications. We first met in New York in 2018 and bonded over the difficulties that come with reporting on Iran: they were rightly afraid of being arrested for their work, and […]
The Iranian women demanding their rights today are part of a long history of resistance and they’re continuing a struggle that began 43 years ago. IDEAS contributor Donya Ziaee shares the story of the women who took to the streets to oppose mandatory veiling just after the 1979 revolution.
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