Women are at the forefront of a grassroots democratic movement in Iran, leading campaigns that directly challenge both the ...

(CNN) -- Like thousands of other Iranian women, Parisa took to Tehran's streets ... She marched on the streets during the 1979 revolution because she believed in greater freedoms for her people ...

Before protests erupted in Iran, the hijab or ... abusive tactics against young women, some which have been found dead at protests. One thing is for sure, this revolution won't stop until it ...

Bettmann Archive/Getty Images The roots of resistance by Iranian women date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the Constitutional Revolution. After the 1979 ...

Women in Iran are second-class citizens ... Every time you try, they come back braver than before." For him, there is only one way forward, and that is revolution. Mr Shams stresses the need ...

I read a beautiful novel set primarily in Iran prior to the Islamic Revolution. Through the friendship of Ellie and Homa, The Lion Women of Tehran explores social class, politics, womanhood, fortune — ...