Women Rights
Book Introduction: Women in the World and Iran
When we talk about women’s rights, what exactly are we talking about? This question has always been one of the main concerns of women’s rights activists in order to turn this issue into a public demand. Providing a tangible representation and drawing a realistic picture of women in societies where, despite many inequalities and injustices, […]...
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Created By: Saeed MadaniGirls of Enghelab Street and redefining methods of struggle/ Mehrak Kamali
This is a caption.Mehrak Kamali. Cash protest against the March 8 gathering in front of the Ministry of Labor. Winter of 2017 in Iran was a season of experimenting with new methods of protesting against the current state of affairs, alongside traditional methods. The street movement of the Revolution Girls and the December protests in […]...
Read More“Compulsory Hijab”, the most widespread sexual-gender discrimination / Elahe Amani
This is a caption. Goddess Amani After nearly a decade, the fire that seemed to be buried in the ashes without any movement, once again flared up. After the last gathering of women on March 8th – February 17th, 2007 – women and men once again gathered in front of the Ministry of Labor to […]...
Read MoreAllocation of budget for women; in the name of women, for whose benefit? / Fatemeh Eghtesari
There is no Farsi text provided to translate. Please provide the text to be translated. Fatima Akhtari Every year, the Organization for Management and Planning formulates the one-year financial plan of the government and submits it to the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Guardian Council for approval. In 2018, the total public budget of the […]...
Read MoreForough Samiee Nia: We intend to pass a law banning domestic violence under pressure from below.
“Campaign to Prevent Domestic Violence” began in Azar 1395 (November 2016) on the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by a group of women’s rights activists. This campaign aims to raise awareness in society about the issue of domestic violence against women and collects testimonies from women who have experienced […]...
Read MoreSingle women and the laws of parenthood in Iran/ Zahra Bagheri Shad
Tunneling in the mountains is impossible. The laws of adoption in Iran were amended in 1392 and the changes made for the first time allowed single women to adopt a child. However, the amendments did not create similar and equal conditions for single women as for couples who want to adopt. These women can only […]...
Read MoreA report on the annual conference “Women, Peace, and Security” of the United Nations / Elaheh Amani
The role of women in the process of sustainable peace; one step forward, two steps back. On October 27, 2017, the annual meeting of the United Nations Security Council on “Women, Peace, and Security” was held under the chairmanship of the French representative at the United Nations. These negotiations took place on the eve of […]...
Read MoreGender notes / Right to assembly / Elaheh Amani
“Freedom does not come from me or you, but it can and in fact happens from the relationship between us and among us.” Judith Butler. Freedom of assembly and peaceful gathering is one of the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This right should be respected for all citizens regardless of the location […]...
Read MoreNotes on the presence of women in the judiciary and women’s judgment/ Elaheh Amani
This is a caption. Goddess Amani The presence of women in the judiciary, especially in high positions, although has had a growing trend in recent decades, women still face numerous challenges, particularly in occupying high positions in this branch, such as in the supreme courts of various countries and even in the position of judges. […]...
Read MoreInternship Program: Crisis Management for Unemployed Graduates or Cheap Labor? / Elaheh Amani
This is a caption “This is a caption” Goddess Amani One of the characteristics of the contemporary world is that it has the highest proportion of young people compared to the total population. For every four people in the world today, one person is between the ages of 15-21. This statistic includes nearly 1.8 billion […]...
Read MoreWatching sports competitions is forbidden for women / Mohsen Farshidi
This is a caption “This is a caption” Mohsen Farshidi The Iranian men’s national football team has qualified for the 2018 World Cup. This qualification was different from previous ones and one of the most important differences was the direct and trouble-free path of the Iranian national team to the most prestigious global tournament in […]...
Read MoreFrom world champion to the pain of being unloved and leaving the homeland; a conversation with Mahtab Parsamehr, the champion of shooting in Iran.
Mehdi Parsamehr, is the record holder of Iran in the sport of archery. This young athlete, besides winning the gold medal for the Iranian national team in the 2011 World Archery Championships, has many other achievements and medals in his sports career. However, he has recently left Iran and moved to the United States due […]...
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