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Iran before the 1979 revolution revealed in photographs
Iran before the revolution revealed in photographs | Daily Mail Online
The Islamic Revolution of brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the old Shah, in the s, banned the veil and ordered police to forcibly remove headscarves. But in the early s, the new Islamic authorities imposed a mandatory dress code that required all women to wear the hijab. Here are some images showing what life was like for Iranian women before the institution of clerical rule, and how it has changed since. Studying at Tehran University in While many women were already in higher education at the time of the revolution, the subsequent years saw a marked increase in the number attending university. This was in part because the authorities managed to convince conservative families living in rural areas to allow their daughters to study away from home. Window shopping in Tehran in Before the revolution, the hijab was already widely worn but many women also chose to don Western-style clothes, including tight-fitting jeans, miniskirts and short-sleeved tops.
Body Image and Body Change: Predictive Factors in an Iranian Population
The experience of Women in Iran has fluctuated dramatically throughout history. The history, contributions, aspects, and roles of women in Iran have been many and varied. Historically, the traditional view of the role of a woman was that a woman would be confined to the home where she would manage a household and raise children.
Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. Please give now to support our work. Human Rights Watch is launching a new campaign, Watch4Women, to support Iranian women fighting this ugly discrimination. The ban on women in sports stadiums is emblematic of the repression of women across the country. Women have been sent to jail for publicly speaking out in favor of equal rights for women.