Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their ...

Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. Then the Islamic Revolution swept the country.

Women and revolution in Iran . Editor's Note . March is International Women's History Month. March 2001 also marks the 22nd anniversary of the historic march in Tehran, Iran on International Women's ...

Mahnaz Afkhami was Iran’s minister of women’s affairs before the Islamic Republic took power in 1979. She reflects on the Iran she grew up in, and what’s different about recent protests.

All week we’ve been talking to experts on Iran’s nuclear program, its leadership and on U.S. foreign policy, as President ...

The 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran was pivotal in modern history, reshaping the nation's political, social, and cultural landscape. W omen's contributions were crucial in securing the Revolution’s ...

Since the first day that the mullahs usurped power after Iran’s anti-monarchical revolution in 1979, they made it clear that the suppression of women is a strategic priority.

How a women's group is spurring 'revolution' in Iran, 45 years after the Islamic Revolution. Members of Femme Azadi, a French group, are calling for change in Iran.

This women-led revolution is facing unimaginably tyrannical subjugation and needs the support of not just all women, but all humanity. The western governments, above all the ones standing for human ...

In the wake of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, one of the most significant political uprisings in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iranian society experienced a period of upheaval.The ...