Women In Iran: From the Pahlavi era to the Islamic Republic

Women In Iran: From the Pahlavi era to the Islamic Republic

Author : BBC Persian

This article, penned by Mahnaz Afkhami, addresses the activities of Women’s Organization of Iran before the 1979 Revolution. Afkhami, who was the Secretary General of this non-profit organization, elaborates on its activities in early 1970s. The main focus of those activities – undertaken by women volunteers in 400 branches of this organization nationwide – was…

BBC Persian TV Hard Talk [Be Ebarate Digar]: An Interview with Mahnaz Afkhami

Author : BBC Persian

BBC Persian TV’s Enayat Fani interviews Mahnaz Afkhami who looks back on the advancing of women’s rights in Iran, elaborating on the Family Protection Law. “Iran’s Family Protection Law which was ratified some forty years ago is still far ahead of the laws of other Middle Eastern countries,” says Afkhami, adding that the first thing…