Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 1 As images of Iranian women holding their hijabs aloft spread on social media, an influential activist said women are symbolically rejecting the wider “interference of religion” in their lives. Many Iranian women are fighting against the most visible symbol of oppression and showed their protest without hijab against …
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The Worst Country for Equality of Women and Men Goes to Iran
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 31 In terms of gender equality, the Islamic Republic of Iran ranked 140th out of 144 countries according to last year’s World Economic Forum report. The WEF report gave Iran a score of 0.583 in terms of women’s parity with men (0.00 suggesting absolute imparity and …
Read More »23 Months Imprisonment for South Azerbaijani Student
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 24 Roya Saghiri, a South Azerbaijani student, was summoned for a 23-month prison sentence. She wrote on Instagram page: “I was summoned to execute the verdict; tomorrow I will go to take this little liberty in the face of injustice and obvious oppression.” Ms. Saghiri was …
Read More »Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves
Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves-By NAHID SIAMDOUST On Dec. 27, Vida Movahed stood bareheaded on a utility box on one of Tehran’s busiest thoroughfares, waving her white head scarf on a stick. Within days, images of the 31-year-old, who was detained and then released a few weeks …
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