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Majma'-e Enghelabi-ye Nesvan (
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: مجمع انقلابی نسوان; lit. Revolutionary Society of Women) was a feminist association founded in 1927 by Zandokht Shirazi in
Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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History

Shirazi established the organization in 1927 (1306 SH) at the age of eighteen, with the aim of promoting gender equality and raising awareness among women about their rights. Under pressure from religious groups, the government of
Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...
initially ordered the association to change its name to ''Nahzat-e Nesvān'' (نهضت نسوان; lit. Women's Movement). Ultimately, the group was declared illegal after nine months of activity. Following a formal religious condemnation (''
takfir ''Takfir'' () is an Arabic language, Arabic and Glossary of Islam, Islamic term which denotes excommunication from Islam of one Muslim by another, i.e. accusing another Muslim of being an Apostasy in Islam, apostate. The word is found neither ...
'') by a prominent cleric in Shiraz, Zandokht Shirazi was compelled to relocate to
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. ...
, where she began publishing the magazine ''Dokhtaran-e Iran'' (دختران ایران; lit. Daughters of Iran).


See also

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Women in Iran Throughout history, women in Iran have played numerous roles, and contributed in many ways, to Iranian society. Historically, tradition maintained that women be confined to their homes to manage the household and raise children. During the P ...
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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 y ...
* Women in the Persian Constitutional Revolution *
Jam'iyat-e Nesvan-e Vatankhah Jam'iyat-e Nesvân-e Vatankhâh () active from 1922 to 1933, was one of the most effective organizations in the Women's rights movement in Iran that formed after the Persian Constitutional Revolution. History The Society was set up in 1922 unde ...


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