The Bill of Chastity and Veil: A Fortress as Large as a Country / Marzieh Mohabbie

Iranian women have been standing hand in hand for nearly a year now, against one of the most brutal and oppressive regimes ruling the world. After the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, they have filled their lives with the sweetness of a serious, courageous, and persistent struggle for freedom. They have taken off the forced […]...

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“The Veil and Chastity Bill: An Introduction to Gender Segregation in Universities” / Hermoz Sharifian

The topic of hijab is one of the main topics in the social sphere that, after the victory of the revolution in 1357, has become one of the issues, or better to say, problems between the people and the government. The issue of mandatory hijab for women has been a subject of debate among many […]...

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The Bill of Chastity and Hijab; Procreation without Considering the Welfare of Society / Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

Analysis of the proposed materials in the “Chastity and Hijab” bill, according to the principles and rules defined in the Islamic Penal Code and the Law on Reduction of Enhancing Penalties, although necessary, is not as important as the author believes. What is more important, in the author’s opinion, is the expression of the philosophical […]...

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Fighting Against Injustice: Civil Disobedience Against Mandatory Hijab Laws / Abdullah Bai Lashki

Among the efforts to pursue the inherent rights of humans regarding the right to freely choose their clothing and fiery debates among groups in favor of the mandatory dress code for women in Iran, the Islamic Consultative Assembly introduced a controversial bill on hijab and chastity. This bill, designed with the aim of strictly enforcing […]...

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“Hijab and Chastity”, a bill to repeat bad conditions / Saeed Maleki

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 […]...

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Civil Resistance and the Veil and Chastity Bill / Raha Sabt Sarvestani

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 […]...

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Is the nightmare of the Islamic Revolution Committee and Guidance returning? / Keyumars Amiri

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 […]...

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Government deadlock in the fight against mandatory hijab/ Beloved Tavakoli

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 […]...

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Female students, guardians of the slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom”/ Elaheh Amani

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, […]...

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Hiding the problems of modern marginalization in the apparent wave of new cities / Ali Naseri

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “marginalization”? Halabiyabad? Small and large slums? Life in shantytowns or whatever we have heard in recent years in defining this title? It seems that such signs are less noticeable on the outskirts of cities than ever before, but is there no more news of marginalization […]...

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Discrimination against women and the issue of self-alienation / Mohammad Shabani

The following note is only an attempt to emphasize a specific type of examination of gender discrimination against women in the workplace and occupational environments. Although it may seem insignificant for you to acknowledge any type of discrimination against women, do not speak of the systematic patriarchal discrimination that is prevalent in all spheres. However, […]...

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Economic violence against women/ Azad Mohammadi

Economic violence includes creating or attempting to create financial dependence on a person by controlling their financial resources, preventing access to money, income discrimination, etc. Work can be defined as performing tasks that involve mental and physical effort and its goal is to produce goods and services that meet human needs. Domestic violence against women […]...

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