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SUMMARY:An Introduction to The Social Movements of Iranian Muslim Women
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DESCRIPTION:Guest lecture by Forough Parsa\, Institute for Humanities & Cu
 ltural Studies\, Tehran\n\nIslam and the Quran created a significant chang
 e in the status of women 15 centuries ago by providing cultural\, social\,
  political\, and economic rights for women. However\, throughout history\,
  women have not fully benefited from these rights. The emergence of femini
 st movements in the West had a significant effect on the Islamic world\, l
 eading women in various Islamic countries such as Egypt\, Iran\, and Turke
 y to organize and fight for equal rights and an end to gender discriminati
 on. In Iran\, women played an active role in the constitutional struggle\,
  with various women's associations and communities formed to defend the co
 nstitutional revolution and achieve equality and the elimination of oppres
 sion of women.\n\nHowever\, the constitution approved in 1285 ignored many
  women's rights\, including the right to vote. During the first and second
  Pahlavi eras\, women's organizations continued to advocate for legal dema
 nds. During the Islamic Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Re
 public\, women had a significant presence and influential role\, with incr
 eased social and political participation compared to previous decades. Wom
 en have made significant strides in various fields\, including education\,
  research\, arts\, economics\, and society. However\, after four decades\,
  many social and political demands of women remain unmet.\n\nThe social mo
 vements of Iranian Muslim women are influenced by the idea of re-reading r
 eligious teachings and transforming religious ideas to meet modern require
 ments. Theorists of this movement believe that none of the Quranic verses 
 ignore women's civil and social rights. Today\, numerous associations and 
 communities in Iran continue to fight for equal social\, economic\, and po
 litical rights for women\, with the hope of achieving their goals in the n
 ear future.
LOCATION:CERES Palais\, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/en/events/social-movements-of-iranian-women_24-05
 -23/
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