Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN: Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a ‘quiet revolution’ is still under way The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society....
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Muslim students’ robes are latest fault line for French identity When the French education minister declared that the abayas favored by some Muslim women “can no longer be worn in schools,” he stoked a fierce debate over the country’s secular ideals. By Roger...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN removed from UN women’s rights body over protest crackdown The United Nations on Wednesday voted to remove Iran from a women’s rights body over Tehran’s brutal crackdown of women-led protests. France 24 (14.12.2022) – Following a campaign...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Iranians asking whether to abolish or continue headscarf requirement Middle East Monitor (18.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3GuI5NU – Iran – Following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini this September, the controversy over Iran’s headscarf...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN: The fight against the veil, a symbol of patriarchal norms The veil in Iran has been an enduring symbol of patriarchal norms – but its use has changed depending on who is in power By Amy Motlagh The Conversation (14.11.2022) –...
