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Reflections of an outsider on the current situation of pro-women’s rights activism in Iran

Professor Dr. Roswitha Badry

Much of the literature on the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledges that women’s rights activism has played a key role in the process of questioning the clerical oligarchy and demanding democratic reforms. Though the scope for agency was more or less constricted over the past decades, Iranian women have used various vocal and non-vocal means of protest and resistance to generate both greater public awareness of gender discrimination and to enhance their rights. This paper examines the opportunities and limitations for women’s rights activism and will discuss whether there is a chance for a gradual change within the system.

Professor Dr. Roswitha Badry

The Journal for politics, economics, and culture of the Middle East published by the German Orient-Institute

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