On International Women’s Day on March 8, 1979, a women’s march took place in Tehran in Iran. The march was originally intended to celebrate the International Women’s Day, but transformed into massive protests against the changes taking place in women’s rights during the Iranian revolution, specifically the introduction of the mandatory hijab (veiling), which had been announced the day before. ...
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Founder of the first girls’ school in Iran
Bibi Khānoom Astarābādi (1858/9 – 1921) was a notable Iranian writer, satirist, and one of the pioneering figures in the women’s movement of Iran. At the age of 22, Bibi Khatoon married Musa Khan Vaziri who was a prominent official in the Persian Cossack Brigade.
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Women in Iranian cinema have been portrayed in many different ways. The feminist perspective has received the most attention from audiences, owing to its appeal and the realistic contributions it can provide in an Iranian context.
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Vitamin A is a powerful skin protector and healer. It has a derivative known as retinoid which is found in most of the beauty products that exist today.
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