Lost in guidance to the girls of the generation of optional hijab / Beloved Tavakoli

It has been nearly 45 years that Iranian women and girls have been continuously fighting against the mandatory hijab law in the Islamic Republic. The government has made every effort to force the black chador on all Iranian women, but has faced defeat. The result of 45 years of “Guidance Patrol” and “Enjoining Good” has […]...

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Women and the Domination of the Streets / Marzieh Mohabi

From the fifteenth of Farvardin, when the leader of the Islamic Republic rose up with a high spirit from the principles and rules of jurisprudence, religion, rights, and ethics, and with the concept of “political taboo,” another war against unveiled women began. All military, police, security, and overt and covert forces have been mobilized to […]...

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Optional coverage is desired by the majority of society; not the “Noor” plan / Elaheh Amani.

The recent wave of suppressing women’s choice of clothing once again brings to mind the unsafe history of silencing, suppressing, harassing, denying, and expelling women from public spaces, especially the streets, in the past 45 years. The “Light Plan,” which has been implemented for a month now, once again tests the unsuccessful attempts of the […]...

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“Project Noor” and “Faraja”: Clear Violation of Legal Qualifications / Ehsan Haqiqat

The rule of law, one of the most important components and characteristics of modern societies, is considered. It is under the rule of law that the institutions of power, arising from the will of the public, are responsible for enforcing laws and are protected by this progressive principle. These institutions are limited and confined within […]...

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“Project Noor” is in conflict with the Charter of Citizenship Rights / Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

Based on the principles of the constitution and legal and religious rules, no authority or entity in any position or situation has the right to issue orders or take actions without legal permission and against legal rules. This obvious and clear rule has been accepted and confirmed by all human societies since ancient times. Even […]...

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The Iranian civil society continues to support women’s rights / Hermoz Sharifian

In the past, I had trouble with the phrase “women’s rights” and would ask myself: Can “rights” have a gender? With a belief in “human rights”, women’s rights should also be seen within the same concept and respected. But in a meeting with lawyers, especially experts in “fundamental rights”, I learned that women, and at […]...

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The veil of tomorrow’s revolution; changing the customs of society with Ponz/ the hope of progress.

Photos, especially those taken during historical events, are one of the best storytellers in their silence. From February 1, 1979, and the arrival of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran, dozens, if not hundreds, of photos have been captured. The diversity and variety of the attendees, both politically and in terms of lifestyle, can be seen with […]...

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Compulsory hijab: A violation of women’s freedom of speech and movement / Abdullah Bai Lashki

In recent years, Iranian society has witnessed a renewed effort to enforce strict regulations regarding the dress code and hijab for women in public spaces. These actions, aimed at imposing a specific type of dress on women, have sparked significant debates both domestically and internationally. This article aims to examine the recent actions of the […]...

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Is the repetition of Mahsa Amini’s tragedy on the way?/ Angel Goli

“We didn’t even have one case of objection towards the implementation of the light plan.” These are the words of Majid Mirahmadi, the Deputy Minister of Interior Security. Not seeing the high volume of criticism and protest against the implementation of a rushed plan is happening while a significant portion of these criticisms are not […]...

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Alireza Zakani in the role of “Big Brother”/ Pouyan is happy.

Considering the fact that the Islamic Republic system is an ideological system, the entry of Tehran municipality under the leadership of Alireza Zakani into the project known as “Noor” to accompany the broad and long arm of the law enforcement forces as the main executive arm of this project seems logical. But is the logic […]...

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What is the “Noor Plan” and why has Faraja been responsible for its implementation? / Soghra Rahimi

The plan known as “Noor Plan” for the improvement of women’s hijab status, initiated by Faraja on April 14th of this year; a plan that has put the hands of the police and affiliated forces on women and has escalated street violence, invasion of women’s privacy and security, and trampling their dignity in streets and […]...

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Privacy, threat and limitation/ Hormoz Sharifian

Privacy and personal freedoms are one of the most valuable rights of citizenship that people in most countries around the world have fought hard and sometimes bloody battles to obtain. These are the divine and human rights that God has bestowed upon them. Privacy and personal freedoms are subsets of social freedoms, and true democracy, […]...

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