Hijab, a legal matter or a point of conflict between society and government?/ Alireza Goudarzi

In a classification, rights can be categorized into existing rights and desirable rights. What comes later and is compatible with its time, is desirable rights, and existing rights may not necessarily be compatible with current circumstances. However, what is recognized in society as legal norms and is referenced in courts, is existing rights. We may […]...

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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” 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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The end of a desired pregnancy; a lost right/ Rezvaneh Mohammadi

In most societies, the decision to end a pregnancy is more influenced by tradition, patriarchy, and the dominant religion of the community than the pregnant person’s own wishes – who carries the embryo in their body. Most Abrahamic religions do not consider women as having an independent identity, and instead, the law and then the […]...

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Loss of Safe Space for Women and Girls in Iran / Elaheh Amani

Sexual harassment and abuse in schools and universities, workplaces, private and government institutions, civil society organizations, and even in virtual spaces, has been one of the major challenges that has shifted from the margins to the center of discussions about various forms of gender-based violence over the past three decades. However, it still poses a […]...

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