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Unveiling through Voice: Writing as Resistance by Iranian Women

Published: 18 March 2021
Essay
“Once I started to write myself, I began to realize how this powerful act of self-expression was the counter opposite of the seclusion, alienation, and repression that mandatory veiling had imposed on me” says Iranian author Ava Homa. In her article, she points out various forms of protest with which women in Iran fight for freedoms and participation – one of them is writing.
By Ava Homa
Man holding poster showing Iranian flag and gender symbols

Iranian LGBT-Activist: "Sexual discrimination and homophobia doesn’t have any geographical boundaries"

Published: 31 October 2011
Arsham Parsi is an Iranian LGBT Human Rights activist who lives in exile in Canada. He is the founder and head of the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR), an advocacy group on behalf of LGBTs fleeing Iran.

Can women act as agents of a democratization of theocracy in Iran?

Published: 29 July 2010
October 2009
By Homa Hoodfar and Shadi Sadr





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