The assumption that bombing Iran's strategic infrastructure would immediately trigger a popular revolt shows a fundamental ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran marked a significant turning point in the country's history, reshaping its political, social, and cultural landscape. Among the many transformations that ...

Since the 1979 revolution swept away the shah and ushered in an era of strict Islamic rule, "Iran has been no stranger to protests – or to their violent suppression", said The Christian Science ...

After women faced having very few rights in the 19th Century, the Iranian women’s movement was established in 1910. By the 1930s, the movement took off as King Reza Shah Pahlavi came into power.