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Is Iran in the Midst of a Feminist Revolution?

Is Iran in the Midst of a Feminist Revolution?

Originally published in truthout by Frieda Afary December 7th The women-led mass protests in Iran have now lasted for almost three months. Since September 16 — when protests began in Kurdistan and Tehran in response to the state police murder of Zhina Mahsa Amini for...

What Iran & U.S. Women’s Struggles Can Learn From Each Other

What Iran & U.S. Women’s Struggles Can Learn From Each Other

Below is my opinion piece published by Truthout on October 1, 2022 Protests Against Compulsory Hijab Sweep Iran, With Spotlight on Bodily Autonomy Frieda Afary October 1, 2022 Source:  Truthout The current popular protests in Iran against the compulsory hijab and...

Listen to the Voices of a Feminist Revolution in Iran

Listen to the Voices of a Feminist Revolution in Iran

The statement below was produced by a collective of Iranian feminists and signed by several hundred academics, intellectuals and activists outside Iran. On 16 September, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, was brutally murdered by the morality...