Does the Genocide in Gaza Strengthen the Islamic Government in Iran?
On September 22, 2023, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his speech at the UN General Assembly, showed a map of "the New Middle East" and implied that the entire…
Mahsa Amini
Why Do Washington and London Want to Preserve Theocracy in Iran?
Theocracy in Iran is based on a legend that a hidden Imam will resurface on the earth and bring justice to the world. According to Article 5 of the Islamic…
Protesting on the First Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death
This being the week of Mahsa Amini’s death a year ago in Iran has seen a number of protests and demonstrations along with think tank panel discussions all centered on…
Iranian Regime Braces for Amini Death Anniversary Protests
“Take off your headscarf, let your hair flow, don’t be afraid my love. Laugh, protest against fear.” In opening a panel discussion titled “The Masha Amini Protests and the Road…
Theocracy is Under Attack in Iran
The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq by the U.S. and its European allies in the early 2000s alarmed the clerics in Tehran that they may be next to lose power.…
Anticlerical Rule is on the Rise in Iran
The women-led anti-hejab movement that began after the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, in Iran, is ongoing. Even though the street protests have subsided, many Iranian women…
Background To The Struggle Of Iran’s Women
Women's Day A few days ago, on Woman's Day, an article called our attention to the plight of Iranian women, who are fighting for their freedom and civil rights against…
Support Iran Women struggle, but Avoid US Trap
The ongoing struggle of the women of Iran for equality and gender justice is a very justified struggle which deserves full support as the right to dress in accordance with…
Salute Workers and People of Iran
In Iran, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, believed to be beaten following her arrest by the “Morality Police” on the grounds that her hair was visible,…
Execution of a Protester Intensifies Opposition to Clerical Rule in Iran
The uprising that began on September 16 in reaction to the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody has been ongoing. The young generation of Iranians in…
U.S. Internationalizes Iran’s Unrest
The ongoing unrest in Iran since mid-September following the death of a Kurdish woman in police custody shows no signs of abating as of now. The unrest has drawn support…
Hijab controversy: No wonder women are always on the receiving end
Of late, opinions regarding the practice of Islamic women wearing hijab have run riot. However, the peak of controversies has been the non-western countries of India and Iran. It has…
The Protesters Want Fundamental Change in Iran
Since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, unrest in Iranian cities has continued. So far, more than 100 people have been killed in the riots, and many political…
Iran: A Movement For Democracy
by Harleen Sandhu and Sandeep Pandey After Mahsa Amini, 22 years old woman, was held by morality police in Iran for violating the Islamic Hijab code and she died within…
The only option for Iran is to end the Hijab mandate
‘One day the hijab will no longer be compulsory in Iran, this is part of progress and development’ – Parvaneh Salashouri, reformist lawmaker, women’s faction in Iranian Parliament, 2018 ‘The…
Enforcing Islamic Attire on Women Sparks Protests in Iran
Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, the ruling clerics have strictly enforced the Islamic hijab on women in Iran. The clerics require women above puberty age to wear headscarves and…
Defying Warning, Iranians’ Anti-hijab Protest Continues For 10th Night: 57 Deaths
Iranians took to the streets for a 10th consecutive night Sunday, in defiance of a warning from the judiciary, to protest the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police…
IMSD strongly condemns the repressive Iranian regime, questions the hypocrisy of the Muslim clergy in India
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly condemns the Iranian State’s obscurantist, authoritarian laws and their murderous enforcement, as also the denial of the citizens’ right to protest. In this…
At least 31 Killed As Anti-government Protests Spread Across Iran
Norway-based, Iran Human Rights Organization says that they can confirm that at least 31 protesters have been killed in the on-going anti-government, anti-hijab protest across Iran. Iran's state-run media acknowledged on…
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