Iranian women are still pressing for women’s rights and equality, just in quieter forms, including not wearing mandatory hair covers. Imprisoned activists are also leaking messages to others.
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The app best known for kids sharing video clips of themselves singing and dancing has become a powerful tool for activists speaking out against repression in Iran.
In a range of ways, young Iranian women – with the support of men – are working to change their lives and with that, their country.
To many Iranians, a revolution has happened given the public’s embrace of women and their demands amid ongoing protests. The question is whether the solidarity holds up and the regime listens.
A powerful protest movement has taken hold in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. It may affect change, but it is up against a ruthless regime that will not easily relinquish control.
Public support for the latest protests in Iran is unusually high and widespread. Demonstrations are underway in cities large and small, neighbourhoods rich and poor.
There is so much more to Iran than politics. Its traditional music carries messages of beauty, joy, sorrow and love to the world.
Iran’s young “daughters of the revolution” are protesting hijab laws and demanding equal rights. They’re the ultimate symbol of female resistance on this International Women’s Day.
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stanford University
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Doctoral Candidate, Comparative Literature, Religion and History of Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Ph.D. candidate in American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Health Management & Leadership, Southern Cross University
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Senior lecturer, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
