In Her Voice

Torture against women in Iran’s prisons – Gholian herself was arrested during workers’ protests at the Haft Tapeh sugar refinery in the province of Khuzestan. She was sentenced in absentia by an Iranian appeal court to five years imprisonment.

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“The Wind in My Hair” exposes just how vexing it is to disentangle the veil from the context in which it is worn and thus to wage a transnational fight either for its permissibility or its elimination. Now in exile, Alinejad, a woman of exceptional courage, must face the tragedy of being territorially torn from a struggle that is uniquely Iranian and also crucially feminist.

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A documentary about Feminism and Gender Equality by Sakshi Satpathy

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An Interview with Taraneh Roosta on “VOW for Change” and Women’s Film Festival Listen here. Voices of the Middle East and North Africa · Voices of…

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Electing Saudi Arabia, ….“is like putting China or Iran in charge of eradication of death penalty in the world. It is disheartening and absurd. But, it is not the first time that we encounter such elections/appointments.

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The first 16 years of the 21st century have brought a host of new challenges and opportunities in relation to the presence of women at the negotiation tables & diplomatic talks.

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