Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

President lifts ban on women watching football in Iran

The Guardian: The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has announced that women will be allowed to attend football matches in big stadiums for the first...
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Iran police crack down on unIslamic women’s dress

Reuters: Iranian police said on Tuesday they would launch a crackdown on "social corruption" such as women flouting Islamic dress codes, the semi-official Fars...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Iran’s lawmakers urge crackdown on women in Summer

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 12 – Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) deputies called for a bill to be adopted to regulate women’s attire during the...
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Iran to launch women-only buses

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 10 – Iran is set to launch a sex-segregated bus service in Tehran in the coming months, a semi-official...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Canadian beauty queen tries to save life of woman in Iran

AFP: A Canadian beauty queens campaign to save the life of an Iranian teenager is drawing worldwide interest, with more than 7,000 people signing...
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Iran’s police stop 10-year-old girl for “mal-veiling”

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 07 – Iranian police held up a 10-year-old girl in Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport for “mal-veiling”, state-run Persian-language websites reported...
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Muslim women raise voices worldwide

Toronto Star: During the height of the Danish cartoon controversy, Canadian media interviewed male Muslim leaders exclusively, without bothering to seek out leaders among...
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Women's Rights & Movements in Iran

Crackdown won’t stop women’s movement, activists vow

IPS: Despite suffering under some of the most draconian laws in the world, Iranian women remain at the forefront of the battle for equality...
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