Women Rights

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January 2, 2026

Women Rights

The Women’s Movement in Canada and Nellie McClung/ Aida Ebrahimi

“این عکس یک پسر جوان در حال خندیدن است” This picture is of a young boy laughing. Aida has thick eyebrows. The history of women’s struggle in Canada dates back to the late 19th century, when women united to define their identity and social-political status. It was a fight for equal rights with men, which […]...

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Created By: Aida Abroufarakh
July 28, 2015

An agreement against women/ Nasrin Afzali

This is a caption این یک عنوان است. This is a caption. Nasrin Afzali In the midst of nuclear negotiations and agreements, powerful men within the country also reached a new agreement regarding women’s rights in divorce. An agreement that did not have any media coverage or discussions and analysis about it. The issue is […]...

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Created By: Nasrin Afzali
July 28, 2015

Women, Sacrifices for Strengthening the Foundation of Family/ Maryam Amiri

“این عکس یک پروفایل است” “This picture is a profile picture” Maryam Amiri Last week, a news was reported by the head of the Department of Social Welfare and Counseling Services of the Cultural Deputy of the Judiciary regarding the “ban on issuing mutual divorce judgments without consultation from 2016”. At the beginning, it should […]...

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Created By: Maryam Amiri
July 28, 2015

A Reflection on the Phenomenon of Online Violence/ Mina Khani

Mina Khani When we talk about online violence against women, what are we talking about? Research from the B.S.I. Institute in Germany shows that 12% of internet users have been victims of online violence at least once. This online violence includes sexual harassment, with the majority of victims being women between the ages of 14 […]...

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Created By: Mina Khani
May 26, 2015

ودیThe Afghan woman in armor is under attack and threat / Niloufar Langroudi

Excessive sensitivity among men in closed societies like Afghanistan towards women, which is usually caused by a type of sexual inferiority complex, causes great headaches for women. Women’s movement on city streets is severely problematic due to sexual harassment by men. Fear of street harassment, ranging from simple insults to vulgarities, and from catcalling to […]...

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Created By: Admin
March 25, 2015

Sports stadiums, the forbidden city for Iranian women / Samuel Bakhtiyari

The issue of women’s presence in stadiums has become a complicated problem; some consider the “inappropriate atmosphere” of stadiums as the reason for women’s absence, while others believe that women, like men, have the right to attend. On the other hand, a security perspective is also emerging on this issue. Recently, in an effort to […]...

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Created By: Samuel Bakhtiyari
March 25, 2015

The 1957 Revolution, intellectuals and the sorrowful neighborhood/ Mohammad Habibi

First image: A young girl with a gun in her hands, with proud eyes and a determined look, while the cold winter wind caresses her disheveled hair, on top of a tank in Tehran during the days leading up to the February 1979 revolution. It is a symbolic image of a revolution whose representatives were […]...

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Created By: Admin
February 24, 2015

Issuing secondary permits leading to the promotion of violence in society; in conversation with Dr. Ghamar Fallah / Fernaz Kamali.

Despite the fact that every year and according to statistics, several cases of acid attacks occur in the country, but the recent chain of acid attacks in Isfahan, which apparently has also spread to Tehran, is unprecedented in terms of the number of cases and the reasons behind them – which are not limited to […]...

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Created By: Farnaz Kamali
December 26, 2014

Abdolsamad Khoramshahi: We should not expect forgiveness from the victims of acid attacks / Simin Rouzgar.

Abdolsamad Khoramshahi is one of the most famous and controversial criminal lawyers in Iran. He was born in Qazvin in 1328 and has handled cases for individuals such as Shahla Jahed, Delara Darabi, Fatemeh Matin (the oldest prisoner accused of murder), Neda Agha Sultan, and Reyhaneh Jabbari, as well as the victims of the attack […]...

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Created By: Simin Rouzgard
December 26, 2014

When cheering for the national team is prohibited / Jila Bani Yaghoub

Peace Line – That night, some of my friends said: Tomorrow the volleyball competition will start at Azadi Stadium, we all remembered that the World Volleyball Federation had promised the Islamic Republic of Iran to allow women to attend the stadium to watch the World Volleyball competitions. How great, how much we wanted to see […]...

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Created By: Zahra Baniyaghoub
December 25, 2014

Alternate punishment for acid attackers/ Mohammad Olyaie-Fard

The first legal draft related to acid attacks was passed in February 1959. This law stipulates that “anyone who intentionally causes the death of someone by spraying acid or any other chemical compounds will be sentenced to death. If the victim suffers permanent disability or loss of one of their senses, the perpetrator will be […]...

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Created By: Mohammad Olyaee‌Fard
December 25, 2014

A cunning game called Hidden Violence/ Mohsen Mohammadi Nia

Once, a 50-year-old woman came into my counseling office without an appointment and said, “Doctor, I have been to a psychiatric hospital and they told me to admit myself; I am a seemingly happy woman in the eyes of everyone, my friends and family, but they all envy my situation and circumstances. My husband has […]...

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Created By: Mohsen Mohammadi‌nia
December 25, 2014