COVER STORY
Mass protests may have discontinued in Iran, but women continue to resist silently in their own ways
Outlook Magazine - 21 April 2023
Last year, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini ignited women-led protests in the country in which women defied the Iranian regime by cutting their hair publicly and walking without hijabs. Several women have lost their lives in months of protests. This is a homage to those who died and the ongoing women's movement in the country.
This resounding slogan has become the rallying cry of the largest women’s rights movement in Iran’s history
The recent China-brokered deal to restore diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will mark the triumph of diplomacy over the military options that the US has generally resorted to in the region
The imposition of Western morality and the North-South divide can be addressed only when the countries of the Global South come together in healing.
A conversation about Iranian culture and cinema with the world-renowned filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A reckoning of the changes in the portrayal of women in Iranian cinema over the decades
The modern history of Iran is the history of its resistance movements, each of which has women at the centre
Sabeer Haka's heart-wrenching poems have become a symbol of the pain and resistance of workers everywhere
This is for all the women who continue to fight for their rights over their own bodies and for equality across the world. It is a homage to those who died in Iran.
A homage to the Iranian women who risked their lives and careers in the fight for dignity
This resounding slogan has become the rallying cry of the largest women’s rights movement in Iran’s history
The recent China-brokered deal to restore diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will mark the triumph of diplomacy over the military options that the US has generally resorted to in the region
The imposition of Western morality and the North-South divide can be addressed only when the countries of the Global South come together in healing.
A conversation about Iranian culture and cinema with the world-renowned filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A reckoning of the changes in the portrayal of women in Iranian cinema over the decades
The modern history of Iran is the history of its resistance movements, each of which has women at the centre
Sabeer Haka's heart-wrenching poems have become a symbol of the pain and resistance of workers everywhere
This is for all the women who continue to fight for their rights over their own bodies and for equality across the world. It is a homage to those who died in Iran.
A homage to the Iranian women who risked their lives and careers in the fight for dignity
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