Iranian women

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US-Israel war on Iran
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Iranian diaspora women speak on war, grief and Iran's future

Across continents, Iranian women living abroad are grappling with grief, fear, and the impossible task of watching their homeland descend into war

Renée Boskaljon
11 March, 2026
Motorcycle Training Session For Women In Iran
Iran
MENA
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Iran formally allows women to ride motorcycles

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2026
Iran-State Event, Kneel Before Iranians
Iran
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Iran judiciary calls for tougher stance on 'social anomalies'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 November, 2025
How Western feminists liberate Iranian women, one bomb at a time
Purplewashing
Voices

How Western feminism liberates Iranian women, one bomb at a time

Nadeine Asbali

Nadeine Asbali

24 June, 2025
Iran resorts to digital surveillance and vigilantism to control hijab laws [Getty]
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Iran uses surveillance and informants to crash dissent, UN warns

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2025
Iran
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Iran sentences woman labour activist to death: rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2024
#NikaShakarami 17, vanished during the #IranProtests. After a week, security forces delivered her dead body with her nose fully smashed and her skull broken from multiple blows.
Iran
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Iranian teenage protester 'sexually assaulted' before death

The New Arab Staff
01 May, 2024
Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others: Farshad Hashemi unveils the daily confines of Iranian women
Iran
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Farshad Hashemi unveils the daily confines of Iranian women

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

14 March, 2024
Iran
MENA
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Iran lodges hijab case against journalists day after release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2024
Iran
MENA
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Iran releases two journalists that reported on Mahsa Amini

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2024
Iran
MENA
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Iran sentences reporter to six months over 'false' content

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 December, 2023
Iran
Sports
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Iran: Female fans allowed into stadium for men's soccer game

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2023
Women Life Freedom: The Iranian Feminist movement in words and images
Women Life Freedom
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How prose and photos captured the Iranian feminist movement

Elisa_Pierandrei

Elisa Pierandrei

13 December, 2023
Iran
MENA
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Iran sacks sports official over athlete's hijab violation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 November, 2023
Iran
World
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EU lawmakers slam Iran's rights abuses on women

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 November, 2023
Ghazaleh Chalabi, the Iranian woman who refused to be silent
Iran
Society
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Ghazaleh Chalabi, the Iranian heroine killed for speaking up

Tara Jamali

Tara Jamali

19 October, 2023
UN Israel
Israel
Voices

Israel doesn’t care about Iranian women

Farrah

Farrah Koutteineh

25 September, 2023
Iran
MENA
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Amnesty slams Iran hijab bill as 'assault' on women's rights

The New Arab Staff
22 September, 2023
Iran women Getty
Iran
MENA
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Iran votes for tougher penalties for breach of dress code

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 September, 2023
Iran
MENA
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Iran files legal case against singer urging veil removal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 August, 2023
Illustration - In-depth - Iran
Iran
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As Iran doubles down on hijab laws, women fight back

Alessandra Bajec
14 August, 2023