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Women's Rights Movement In Iran
The Iranian Women's Rights Movement (Persian language, Persian: جنبش زنان ایران), is the social movement for women's rights of the women in Iran. The movement first emerged after the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1910, the year in which the first women's periodical was published by women. The movement lasted until 1933 when the last women's association was dissolved by the government of Rezā Shāh, Reza Shah Pahlavi. It rose again after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.#Sanasarian1982, Sanasarian 1982, pp. 124–129 Between 1963 and 1979, the Iranian Women's Movement gained victories such as the Women's suffrage, right for women to vote in 1963, a part of Mohammad Reza Shah's White Revolution. Women were also allowed to take part in public office, and in 1975 the Iran's Family Protection Law, Family Protection Law provided new rights for women, including expanded divorce and custody rights and reduced Polygyny in Islam, polygamy. Since the Islamic Revolution o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh
Haji Mirza Hassan Tabrizi (میرزا حسن تبریزی; July 4, 1851, Tabriz – December 12, 1944, Qom), famously known as Hassan Roshdieh (حسن رشدیه), was an Iranian cleric, teacher, politician, and journalist. He introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran, especially in teaching the alphabet. These are still used to some degree in Iran's primary schools. Hassan Roshdieh was an ethnic Iranian Azerbaijani and began studying as a Twelver Shi'a cleric there, Roshdieh abandoned his plans of going to Najaf to study in religious schools after reading an article about the hardships of education in the Persian language from the newspaper ''Akhtar''. He left for Beirut in 1880 and studied for two years in its ''Daar ul-Mu'allimeen'' (teacher school), and then continued with visiting Istanbul and Egypt. In 1883, he left for Yerevan and founded the first modern school for Muslims there. In his new method of teaching, Roshdieh used the concept of sounds instead of alphabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rasht
Rasht (; ) is a city in the Central District (Rasht County), Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of Rain" (). With a population of 679,995 in 2016, it is the most populous city in northern Iran. Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. Due to being between the coast and the mountains, the local environment is rainy with a humid subtropical climate, humid subtropical climate. It also has a temperate rainforest to its south, in contrast to the rest of Iran, which is mostly arid. It is a major trade center between Caucasus, Caucasia, Russia, and Iran, using the port of Bandar-e Anzali. Rasht is also a major tourist center with the resort of Masouleh in the adjacent mountains and the beaches of Caspian as some of the major attractions. Historically, Rasht was a major transport and business center which connected Iran to Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nameh-e Banuvan
''Nameh-e Banuvan'' ( Persian: ''Women's Letters'') was a women's magazine published between 1920 and 1921. It was one of the publications that were started following Reza Shah's establishment his rule in Iran. Its founder was Shahnaz Azad who was also the publisher. The magazine was based in Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. .... The magazine was published biweekly and stated its aim as to encourage the emancipation of the Iranian women. It also attempted to remind male audience that women were their primary teachers. References 1920 establishments in Iran 1921 disestablishments in Iran Biweekly magazines Defunct magazines published in Iran Defunct feminist magazines Feminist magazines published in Iran Magazines established in 1920 Magazines dises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hijab
Hijab (, ) refers to head coverings worn by Women in Islam, Muslim women. Similar to the mitpaḥat/tichel or Snood (headgear), snood worn by religious married Jewish women, certain Christian head covering, headcoverings worn by some Christian women, such as the hanging veil, apostolnik and Kapp (headcovering), kapp, and the dupatta favored by many Hindus, Hindu and Sikhs, Sikh women, the hijab comes in various forms. The term describes a scarf that is wrapped around the head, covering the hair, neck, and ears while leaving the face visible. The use of the hijab has grown globally since the 1970s, with many Muslims viewing it as a symbol of modesty and faith; it is also worn as a form of adornment. There is consensus among Islamic religious scholars that covering the head is required. In practice, most Muslim women choose to wear it. The term was originally used to denote a partition and was sometimes used for Haya (Islam), Islamic rules of modesty. In the verses of the Qur'an, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Veiling
A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies. The practice has been prominent in different forms in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The practice of veiling is especially associated with women and sacred objects, though in some cultures, it is men, rather than women, who are expected to wear a veil. Besides its enduring religious significance, veiling continues to play a role in some modern secular contexts, such as wedding customs. History Antiquity Elite women in ancient Mesopotamia and in the Macedonian and Persian empires wore the veil as a sign of respectability and high status. The earliest attested reference to veiling is found a Middle Assyrian law code dating from between 1400 and 1100 BC. Assyria had explicit sumptuary laws detailing which women must veil and which women must not, depending upon the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sediqeh Dowlatabadi
Sediqeh Dowlatabadi ( ; 1882 in Isfahan – July 30, 1961 in Tehran) was an Iranian Feminism, feminist activist and journalism, journalist and one of the pioneering figures in the Persian women's movement. On one of the occasions when Dowlatabadi was arrested for her activities, she replied: Sir, I was born a hundred years late, if I had been born earlier, I would not have allowed women to be so humiliated and trapped in your chains. Early life Dowlatabadi was born in 1882 in Isfahan. Her father was Hadi Dolatabadi and her mother was Khatameh Begum. Her father was a progressive religious jurist and allowed Dolatabadi to begin her education in Farsi, Persian and Arabic in Tehran. She then continued her secondary education at Dar-ol-Fonoun Academy. Aged 15, she married Etezad al-Hakma, but they divorced because Dowlatabadi was infertile. Career Dowlatabadi believed that the only route for the advancement of women was through their education. In 1917, she founded one of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-most populous city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and the second-largest metropolitan area. Isfahan is located at the intersection of the two principal routes that traverse Iran, north–south and east–west. Isfahan flourished between the 9th and 18th centuries. Under the Safavid Iran, Safavid Empire, Isfahan became the capital of Iran, for the second time in its history, under Abbas the Great. It is known for its Persian architecture, Persian–Islamic architecture, Muslim architecture, grand boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, tiled mosques, and minarets. Isfahan also has many historical buildings, monuments, paintings, and artifacts. The fame of Isfahan led to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zaban-e Zanan
''Zaban-e Zanan'' (; also ) was a Persian-language radical women's periodical, published in Isfahan, Iran, from 18 July 1919 until 1 January 1921, and edited by activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi. History and profile In 1919 teacher and activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi founded the magazine ''Zaban-e Zanan''. It was the third women's magazine to be published in Iran, and the first to be published outside Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ... - it was published in Isfahan. It was preceded by: '' Danesh (Knowledge)'' published from 1910; '' Shokufeh (Blossom)'' published from 1913. The first issue was published on 18 July 1919 and started as a bi-weekly periodical. Each issue was four pages long. However, due to demand it moved to weekly publication. It only published subm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shokufeh
Shokufeh (Persian: شكوفه, DMG: ''Šokufeh'', meaning "Blossom") was a Persian-language women's magazine published in Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ... from 1913 to 1919. It was the second women's magazine in Iran, following '' Danesh'', which had appeared briefly in 1910–1911. ''Shokufeh'' was issued on a biweekly basis and became an influential platform for women's issues during the late Qajar period. The magazine was founded and edited by Maryam Amid Mozayen ol-Saltaneh, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Sayyed Razi Ra’is al-Atebba, a prominent medical advisor at the Qajar court.Camron Michael Amin. (2002). ''The Making of the Modern Iranian Woman: Gender, State Policy, and Popular Culture, 1865–1946'', Gainesville, pp. 40-41. In addition to her edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Danesh (women's Magazine)
''Danesh'' (; DMG: Daneš; ) was a Persian-language women's journal which was edited in Tehran, Iran. It was published weekly from 1910 until 1911 in 30 issues. History and profile Danesh was started in 1910 and continued to be published until 1911. The editor was the wife of Hossein Khan (Kahal) and the daughter of Yaqub Jadid al Eslam Hamadani. Her own name is not known. ''Danesh'' was Iran's first journal especially for women. Political topics were not part of the content, but rather domestic issues in which the women were interested in at that time. In addition articles on topics like education and parenting were published as well as chapters of serialised novels. The frequency of ''Danesh'' which was based in Tehran became irregular over time. Two years after the disestablishment of ''Danesh'' another women's magazine, called '' Shokufeh'', was published in Tehran. See also * ''Zaban-e Zanan'' References Further reading * Edward G. Browne: The Press and Poetry of Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zandokht Shirazi
Zandokht Shirazi, also Zanddokht Shirazi (; 1909 – 1953), also known as Fakhr ol-Molūk (فخرالملوک) was a prominent Iranian feminist, poet, school teacher and women's rights activist.Sanasarian, Eliz Biography Her birthname was Fakhrolmoluk and she was born into one of Shiraz's aristocratic families. She established ''Majma'-e Enghelabi-ye Nesvan'' (Revolutionary Society of Women) in Shiraz in 1927, at the age of 18. The aims of the organization were the emancipation and unveiling of women. She published ''Dokhtran Iran'' (Daughters of Iran), a newspaper on women's issues from 1931 initially in Shiraz.Sanasarian, Eliz After a few years, she moved to Tehran due to the unsuitable situations in Shiraz, and tried publishing Iranian Daughters' Publication. Her poems have radical feminist perspectives. See also *Women's rights movement in Iran The Iranian Women's Rights Movement (Persian language, Persian: جنبش زنان ایران), is the social movement for wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
