Directory of Women Resources

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Resources for and about Iranian women. This includes

• Iranian women clubs and societies;
• Iranian women's magazines;
• Iranian women's issues and culture;
• Biographies of Iranian women.

Subcategories

• Articles

Resources in This Category

• A Brief History of the Women's Movement in Iran

  http://www.payvand.com/women/
  An analysis of the women's movement in Iran from Payvand.com.

• A Celebration of Women Writers

  http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/IRAN.html
  Links to Iranian women writers on the web.

• BBC News: Iran Police Move into Fashion Business

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6213854.stm
  Report from Tehran on the police authorities' efforts to encourage women to adopt more conservative dress.

• IranDokht.com

  http://www.irandokht.com/
  Online Iranian women's community. Provides information on women's health, Persian culture, ethnic concepts, maps and pictures of Middle East.

• Womanhood-Motherhood

  http://www.payvand.com/books/womanhood/
  Online book by Roya Monajem, discussing the role women in society.

• Women in Fundamentalism

  http://www.dhushara.com/book/zulu/islamp/wiff/wif.htm
  Excerpt from a book by Shahin Gerami featuring discussions about family and feminism with Iranian women who are in positions of power.

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