Tag Archives: Iranian Women

Green Media: Poster: 17 Esfand – March 8th – Freedom. Justice. Equality. Our Right!

A poster sent to us by “An Anonymous Friend”: (click to enlarge)

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Radio Zamaneh: Rahnavard call for end to discrimination against women in Islamic Republic

Radio Zamaneh | June 20, 2010 Zahra Rahnavard marked the anniversary of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan by issuing a statement stressing that freedom and democracy cannot be achieved without “ending discrimination against women.” In her statement published in Kaleme website, she stressed that the Green Movement is indebted to the “resistance” of women who [...]

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Video: HBO Documentary: For Neda

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Iranian activist nominated for Student Peace Prize

(Radio Zamaaneh) | April 8, 2010 Bahareh Hedayat, Iranian student activist was nominated for the 2010 Student Peace Prize by the European Students’ Union, an umbrella organization of 45 national unions comprised of students from 35 different countries. European Students’ Union has announced that they are monitoring the situation of students in Iran and that [...]

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Video: Hillary Clinton’s message to Iranian women

Hillary Clinton Addresses Iranian Women:

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Iran: Shadi Sadr’s Speech for the International Women of Courage Award Ceremony

Iran: Shadi Sadr’s Speech for the International Women of Courage Award Ceremony (Women Living under Muslim Laws) | March 9, 2010 Sadr dedicates her Award to imprisoned women’s rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari Your Excellency Mrs. Clinton, Respected Members of the Jury, Ladies and Gentlemen, (cont…) I am honored to be selected as one of [...]

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Working Class and Female in Iran

(A Street Journalist) | March 8, 2010 by Setareh Sabety To mark international women’s day I decided I should write about three Iranian women whom I came to know well when living in Iran just before Ahmadinejad’s first term. The three of them worked for me as housekeepers/babysitters and my knowledge of their lives is [...]

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Early Feminist Cartoons

(Tehran Bureau) | March 8, 2010 Cartoons depicting Iranian women from 1900 to 1917 View more interesting cartoons depicting Iranian women at Tehran Bureau.

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Feature: Instagrams from Iran (picture compilation)

A few pictures from Iran, taken by ordinary people and posted to Instagram

Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd “The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy”

The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I’m an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran’s regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”

Iran Feature: The Supreme Leader Is Worried — Three Developments You Probably Don’t Know

Our partner, EAWorldView, has published a ground-breaking piece on Iran’s Supreme Leader. This is a must-read.

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Live-blog: Egypt Elections, Day 1

A historic day: The first post-Mubarak elections in Egypt

Journalist Mona Eltahawy’s harrowing ordeal – beating, sexual assault and arrest in Egypt – in her own words and tweets

“The past 12 hrs were painful and surreal but I know I got off much much easier than so many other Egyptians.”