Tag: women’s movements

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Nabard (Battle) metro station in Tehran woman waits disobeying the hijab rule.

Bodies in Revolt: The Everyday Resistance of Iranian Women to State Oppression

Gaia Guatri & Shekufe RanjbarMarch 26, 2025

The women of Iran are not waiting for permission to be free. They are already living their freedom in acts both grand and small, in whispered acts of rebellion and in bold, fearless steps into the public eye.

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Portrait of Silent behind her green screen. As a Virtual Reality drone racing champion, she uses a green screen while competing online.

The State of Women’s Rights in 2025: A Call to Action Against Global Regression

Editorial BoardMarch 5, 2025

The first quarter of the 21st century has taught us a sobering lesson: our rights are not guaranteed. The struggle for gender equality requires women’s active participation in all realms of life—political, economic, and cultural.

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An Iranian girl let her hair blow in wind as she shops in Tajrish shopping area in Tehran,Iran, April 27.2023.

Dancing Around a Fire: A Century of Revolutionary Imaginings in the Iranian Women’s Movement

Saba MemarMarch 12, 2024

In the article I explore the radical potentialities opened by the Iranian women’s imagination, which they articulated as part of their journey to discover alternative realities.