What is observed in the subject of hijab and its surrounding controversies has a great absence. A look at the course of events surrounding the subject over the past year shows that part of the ruling establishment, located in specific institutions such as the national media and other organizations, despite their initial logical approach, is […]...

The Hijab and Chastity Bill, which was recently prepared and published by the Judiciary and Legal Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, consists of five chapters and seventy articles that specify the duties of approximately twenty-four government agencies for the implementation and promotion of its provisions. However, in these seventy articles, there is no precise […]...

The bitter and terrifying memories of the “Committee of the Islamic Revolution,” which, like a wicked fate, had inflicted harm and humiliation on the lives, property, and dignity of the people of Iran for many years, have not been forgotten. Or the “Guidance Patrols” that left deep wounds on the lives of people. Now they […]...

It has been close to forty-five years that Iranian women, generation after generation, have passed on the torch of the fight against mandatory hijab in the Islamic Republic. The young girls of 1357 (1978) who came to the streets in protests against wearing headscarves, are now fighting alongside their granddaughters for the right to choose […]...

Is “honor killing” on the rise in the world and in Iran? With a brief review, we find that in Iran and other Western Asian countries (Middle East) and South Asian countries, news of honor killings is also the top headline on websites and newspapers. Human rights groups say that every year, around a thousand […]...

Today, “artificial intelligence” is a turning point in human life, involved in changing all aspects of life, from work to social research, from surgery to philosophy, from mass production to children’s education and the realization of democracy. The image of intelligent robots conquering the world step by step creates both excitement and anxiety. Technology offers […]...

A report on the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) held its sixty-seventh session at the UN headquarters from March 6th to 17th (1). The main focus of this session was innovation and technological advancements and their impact on […]...

Citizenship, which is considered one of the achievements of modernity, is among the most important and fundamental human rights in the current legal system. It is the basis and source of many other rights and privileges. The recognition of citizenship as a fundamental and inalienable right in Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human […]...

The wave of protests in recent years, especially with the unprecedented rise of popular movements in Iran, where women and youth are at the forefront with the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom”, has pushed for a review of the current constitution and the drafting of a new one that does not have the challenges of the […]...

The goal of this short writing is not to provide a comprehensive and clear analysis of what has happened to Iranian women over the centuries, especially in the recent decades in the patriarchal society of Iran. Due to various limitations, this writing cannot fully capture the majority of the human, social, and economic rights that […]...

Last year (2022) despite numerous challenges, was a fruitful year in the global fight for gender equality. Women and all individuals whose rights are violated by gender-based inequalities and violence, did not back down in their efforts to combat war crimes, religious dictatorships, and manipulation in democratic elections. Without the persistent efforts of women, 2022 […]...

On the eve of December 7th, 1401, students from seven prestigious universities in Iran, including University of Tehran, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tarbiat Modares University, Beheshti University, Alzahra University, Khaje Nasir Toosi University, and Azad University of Science and Research, began their joint statement with this powerful poem by Langston Hughes, the most famous African-American poet, […]...