Situation of Women
Papers & Reports:
- Report by the Special Rapporteur on violence against
women, its causes and consequences:
Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy:
- Iranian
Embassy response to the case of PARI TAII -Worldwide Appeal Case November
1995, Amnesty Int'l, MDE 13/012/1996, 6 May, 1996
- The Legal Status of Women In the Family in Iran, Sima
Pakzad, In the Eye of the Storm, Afkhami & Friedl(ed.) 1996
- Status of Women in Iran: fact Sheet, The
Committee for Humanitarian Assistance to Iranian Refugees, January 1996
- Separate and Unequal: Women in the Islamic Republic
of Iran, Y. Saadatmand, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,
18(4)(1995)
- Women's
Right Are Human Rights And Human Rights Are Universal, Iranian Human
Rights Working Group (IHRWG), 5th September 1995
- Urgent Action, Death Penalty, Saba 'Abd' Ali (f),
aged 30, Zaynab Haydari (f), aged 38, MDE 13/11/1995, 14 July 1995 (execution
by stoning)
- Iran : the subjection of women, Parliamentary
Human Rights Group - [London], November 1994
- Human Rights Briefs: Women in the Islamic Republic
of Iran, Research Directorate, Documentation, Information & Research
Branch. Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa, June 1994
- Iran: situation of divorced Iranian women on their return
to their home country, Response to Information RequestNumber: IRN00004.HCR,
The Centre for Documentation on Refugees, UNHCR, Geneva, 4 June 1993
- Women In the Front Line: Human Rights Violations Against
Women, Amnesty International Publications, 1991
- Women, Modernization and Revolution in Iran, Haideh
Moghissi, Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 23 (3 & 4) 1991
- Iran: Women Prisoners of Conscience, Amnesty International,
May 1990
- Government's Control and Resistance of Female Students
in the Iranian University, Shahrzad Mojab, Iranian Women's Studies
Foundation, Harvard University, May 12, 1990
- Women From Iran, Shahrzad Mojab, in The Socio-Cultural
Context to Refugee Claims Made by Women, Case Studies: IRAN, Somalia and
Latin AMerica-CRDD Workshop of Women Refugee Claimants, Toronto, June 21
1990
- Understanding Women Claimant's, Noel Saint-Pierre,
UNHCR Regional Legal Officer, Montreal, in CRDD Workshop of Women Refugee
Claimants, Toronto, June 21 1990
- Women as a Social Group: Recognizing Sex-Based Persecution
as Grounds for Asylum, by David Neal, Columbia Human Rights Law Review,
Vol 20:1, 203-257
- The Gender Difference: Feminist Critiques of Refugee
Discourse, Jaqueline Greatbatch. International Journal of Refugee
Law, Vol. 1. No.4 518 1989.
- The International Protection of Women Refugees-A Summary
of principal Problems and Issues, International Journal of Refugee
Law 221, 1989
- Oppression of Iranian Women and Refugee Status,
by R.P.G. Haines and Ngaire Woods, November 1986
- Criminal Law and the Legal System in Revolutionary
Iran, 8 Boston College Third World L. J. 1988
- The Islamic Government's Policy on Women's Access
to Higher Education and its Impact on the Socio Economic Status of Women,
Shahrzad Mojab, in Women in International Development: Working Papers,
Michigan State University, Dec. 1987
- The Effect of Islamization on the Legal and Social
Status of Women in Iran, Alexander J. Zolan, Boston College Third World
Journal, Vol. 7:183, 1987
- Oppression of Women & Refugee Status, in Int'l
Seminar of Refugee Women (Amsterdam: Dutch Refugee Council, 1985)
- The Legal, Social and Political Position of Women
in Iran, 13 Int'l J. SOC L. 47, 55, 1985
- Woman's Place and the Place of Women in the Iranian
Revolution, Y. Haddad & E. Findly eds., Darrow, in Women, Religion
and Social Change, 1985
- The Legal, Social and Political Position of Women
in Iran, Haleh Afshar, International Journal of
the Sociology of the Law, 1985, 13.
- The Women's Movement in Iran: A Hopeful Prognosis,
Azar Tabari, Feminist Studies, Vol. 12, No 2,
Summer 1986
- Women & Shii Ulama in Iran, Mahdavi, 10 Mid.
E. Stud., 17, 23, 1983 (contains translation of Toziholmassael)
- Iranian Women: The Struggle Since the Revolution,
M. Davies ed., the London Iranian Women's Liberation Group, Third World--Second
Sex, 143, 153, 1983
- Revolutionary Islam in Iran, S. Irfani (1983)
- The Wrath of Allah, B. Nima (1983)
Books:
- Women in the Middle East: Perceptions, Realities and
Struggles for Liberation, Haleh Afshar. Macmillan. 1993
- Marriage on trial : a study of Islamic family law,
Mir-Hosseini, Ziba, London ; New York : I.B. Tauris : St. Martin's Press
[distributor], 1993.
- Women and Gender in Islam & Historical Roots of
a Modern Debate, Leila Ahmed, Yale University Press, 1992
- Women, State and Ideology in Iran, 7 Third World
Quarterly, 256, 268, April 1985
- The Spirit of Allah: Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution,
A. Taheri, 1985
- Women & Revolution in Iran, G. Nashat ed.
1983
- Women of Iran: The Conflict with Fundamentalist Islam,
F. Azari ed., London, Ithaca Press 190, 219 1983
- In the Shadow of Islam, A. Tabari, N. Yeganeh
eds, 1982
- The Women's Rights Movement in Iran: Mutiny, Appeasement,
and Repression from 1900 to Khomeini, E. Sanasarian, 1982
- Law of Hodoud and Qasas (Punishment and Retribution)
and Provisions Thereof, Translated by Masouduzzafar Samimi Kia. Pars
Associates. Tehran, Iran
Newspaper Articles & Radio Broadcasts:
- Iran Stones Six to Death, The Associated Press
(AP) , October 26, 1997
- Iranian women make quiet revolution behind veil,Christophe Roqueffeul, Agence France Presse, May 18, 1997
- Iran issues stricter Islamic dress code for women, Agence France Presse, February 20, 1997
- 'Badly-dressed' women arrested in Tehran, Agence France Presse, December 16, 1996
- two iranian women sentenced for abortion operations
, Xinhua News Agency, SEPTEMBER 11, 1996(NEXIS)
- THE CAGED BIRDS OF PARADISE, Susannah Jowitt, Associated Newspapers Ltd, October 16, 1996(NEXIS)
- iran bans women to run for presidential election, Xinhua News Agency, NOVEMBER 18, 1996
Ayatollah Khamene'i speaks on women's rights, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 5, 1996(NEXIS)
- Backlash of Intolerance Stirring Fear in Iran, Neil
macFARQUHAR, New York Times, Sept. 20, 1996
- Iranian party-goers to receive 10 lashes, Agence France Presse, August 24, 1996
- Dozens of Iranian women arrested for un-Islamic dress, Agence France Presse, November 30, 1996
- Iranian women disrespecting Islamic dress code to face imprisonment, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 30, 1996(NEXIS)
- 3 iranian women arrested on charges of abortion, Xinhua News Agency, DECEMBER 11, 1995(NEXIS)
- Thousands protest against "loose" dress for women in Tehran, Agence France Presse, November 13, 1995(NEXIS)
- Iranian groups clash at conference, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, September 11, 1995(NEXIS)
- Women's forum declares war on religious fundamentalism, Agence France Presse, September 01, 1995(NEXIS)
- Hardliners call for stricter Islamic law in Tehran
rally, Agence France Presse, May 5, 1996
- Second class citizens, Free Labor World, Publication of International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, June 1995
- Repression, Inflation and Graft Feeding, Disillusionment
in Iran, New York Times, May 30, 1995
- Life in Iran: A Tale of Torture and Suffering for
Women, Chicago tribune, January 8, 1995
- WOMEN OF IRAN 'TREATED AS SUBHUMANS',The Observer, December 4, 1994(NEXIS)
- Iranian news agency slams dpa, rejects "gender apartheid" tag, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 27, 1994(NEXIS)
- Terror Governs Iranian Women, The Ottawa Citizen.
8 December 1994
- Women in Iran 'treated as sub-humans', Margaret
Coles, The Observer, Dec. 4, 1994
- Wives divorced from justice in male-dominated Iran,
The Globe and Mail. November 18, 1994
- Iranian 'Gender Apartheid' Policy Meant to Protect
Women , Bizhan Torabi The Ottawa Citizen.. 23
August 1994(NEXIS)
- In Iran a parallel life takes shape for women When a man and a woman look at each other outside marriage, the devil smiles, say the ayatollahs, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 23, 1994(NEXIS)
- Iranian women watch live football for first time in 15 years,Agence France Presse, July 18, 1994(NEXIS)
- PULLING BACK THE VEIL;
How a new breed of Islamic feminists is dragging women in Iran towards QBY:, Kathy Evans, The Guardian, June 28, 1994(NEXIS)
- HOW DOES A GIRL GET A DATE WHEN SEX CARRIES A PRISON SENTENCE?, The Observer, April 11, 1994(NEXIS)
- IRANIAN WOMAN BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH, PAPER SAYS, Reuters World Service, February 25, 1994(NEXIS)
- Iran launches women-only taxis in new segregation move, Agence France Presse, February 5, 1994(NEXIS)
- Academic sets herself alight, Middle
East Times. March 20, 1994
- Iranian Woman stoned to death for adultery paper,
Reuters. March 3, 1994.
- Price of Honor; Muslim Women lift the veil of silence
on the Islamic world, Jan Goodman. 1994. Excerpt
on Iran.
- Iran's Rulers Seek to Tighten Their Grip, The
Wall Street Journal, 1994
- Walk in Fear, Economist, July 23, 1994
- Iran decides letting women go to soccer games is a
bad idea, San Jose Mercury, July 22, 1994
- Alert, Homa Darabi, Psychologist and University Professor
Dies Protesting Treatment of Women in Iran by Setting Herself on Fire,
Sisterhood is Global, Feb. 1994
- Wearing the Veil, Under Penalty of Death, The
New York Times, April 1, 1994
- Sexual Apartheid in Iran, Mahin Hassibi, On
the Issues, Fall 1994
- Khamene'i says women best suited to work at home but should do other things too, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 1, 1993 (NEXIS)
- Tearing Off The Veil, Vanity
Fair, August 1993
- Mobilizing against Evils of Western Pop Culture, Chris Hedges, New York Times, July 21, 1993
- Iranians crack down on 'unsuitable' dress (RT) , WT,
June 24, 1993
- IRANIAN WOMEN SENTENCED TO FLOGGING FOR DRESS, Reuters, June 24, 1993 (NEXIS)
- 500 IRANIAN WOMEN HELD IN ISLAMIC DRESS CRACKDOWN, Reuters,June 23 1993 (NEXIS)
- 800 Iranians detained in Islamic dress crackdown,
Daily Challenge, June 24, 1993
- Iran Cracks Down on Dress CodeChicago Tribune July 11, 1993
- More than 800 men and women have been detained in
Tehran...., Guardian Weekly. July 4, 1993
- Hundreds detained as Iran gets tough on dress violations,
The Toronto Star. June 24, 1993
- World in Brief; Iran; 802 detained for flouting dress
codeLos Angeles Times. June 24, 1993
- Iran Dress-Code Crackdown, The
New York Times, June 23, 1993
- Iran cracks down on women's dress, against social
corruption, Agence France Presse. June 21, 1993.
- Mullahs look askance as the Iranians look to the West;
Charles Richards in Tehran finds the revolution is out and Deep Purple
are in, The Independent. June 20, 1993.
- Iranian tribal women beheaded for crimes of honor,
BC cycle. February 18, 1993.
- Fundamentalist brigades spread terror in Iran, The
Ottawa Citizen. February 5, 1993.
- Sons of Islam pursue women who break the ayatollah's
code, The Times. February 2, 1993.
- In Iran, The Chador Has Begun to Chafe, Nora
Boustany, New York Times, Oct. 26, 1992
- Euro-parliament raps repression of Iranian women,
Agence France Presse, September 17, 1992
- Iranian Women: Cover up, quick, The
Economist. August 22, 1992
- Paint splashed on Iran Women in un-Islamic dress,
Reuters, August 5, 1992
- Iran: Women held in dress crackdown, Global
and Mail. August 5, 1992
- Iran Opposition says hundreds of women arrested, Reuter
Library Report. July 30, 1992
- Social Reforms Out as Iran Takes Turn to the Right,
Los Angles Times, Sept. 29, 1992
- Euro Parliament raps repression of Iranian women,
Agence France Presse, Sept. 17, 1992
- UN Body attacks Iran over Human Rights, Reuters,
August 27, 1992
- Iranian Women face Crackdown for Breaking Islamic
dress code, Toronto Star, August 5, 1992
- Women second-class citizens legally and socially in
Iran, Toronto Star. June 3, 1992.
- Slowly Fighting Back, Toronto
Star, June 2, 1992.
- From the Back Seat in Iran, Murmurs of Unrest, The New York Times. April 23, 1992.
- Helping Women Raise Sights in Islamic Society, The New York Times. March 14, 1992.
- Valcourt to Review Woman's Expulsion, Toronto Star Oct. 22 1991
- Sea walls separate men bathers from women in Iran, Agence France Presse, October 11, 1991(NEXIS)
- Renewed controls on Iranian women not respecting wearing of veils, Agence France Presse, August 7, 1991(NEXIS)
- IRANIAN LEADER CALLS FOR ELIMINATING WESTERN VALUES OF LUXURY, Reuters, January 7, 1991(NEXIS)
- Iranian Prosecutor Denies Death Sentence Against Unveiled
Women, The Associated Press. August 17, 1991
- Iran threatens death for unveiled women, WT,
August 16, 1991
- Iran's 'veil squad' outlaws peepholes, WT
August 7, 1991
- Untold Stories: Iranian Women and Islamic Revolution,
by S.P. (with Ann Roche), Sojourner: The Women's
Forum, July 1991
- 300 arrested in clash over Iran's dress rules, San
Jose Mercury, July 30, 1991
- Resisting Dress Laws Is Old Hat for Iran Women, San
Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 1991
- Inch by Inch, Iranian Women Let Their Hair Down, Katayon
Ghazi, New York Times, June 11, 1991
- To have and to hold-for a While, Iranians try 'temporary
marriages' to 'satiate sexual needs', San Francisco
Chronicle, Feb. 17, 1991
- Iran: Exiles in Their Own Land, Mahnaz Afkhami, Ms.,
Sept./Oct. 1990
- Dress code has Iranian women feeling the heat, Carol
, San Jose Mercury, July 11, 1990
- IRAN IMPOSES STRICT DRESS CODE ON MEN AND WOMEN, Reuters, June 15, 1990 (NEXIS)
- What Iranian Women Should be Wearing, San Francisco
Chronicle, May 17, 1990
- The 'Sin' of a Naked Ankle, San
Francisco Chronicle, August 12, 1990
- In Iran, a Glimpse of Ankle Can Bring Out the Komiteh,
Philip Shenon, New York Times, July 16, 1990
- IRAN ISLAMIC DRESS CAMPAIGN SEEN AS POLITICAL ATTACK, Reuters, December 8, 1989 (NEXIS)
- IRAN HEAD OF JUDICIARY COMMENTS ON UN ENVOY'S TALKS, DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON IRANIAN WOMEN, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 14, 1989 (NEXIS)
- IRAN TO FLOG FOUR OVER "IDEAL WOMAN" BLUNDER, Reuters, January 31, 1989 (NEXIS)
- Iranian women civil servants warned to observe veiling rules, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, April 25, 1985(NEXIS)
- Dress code enforces secondary role, Financial Times, April 1, 1985(NEXIS)
- PEEP-PROOF SCREENS TO SHIELD IRANIAN WOMEN BATHERS, Reuters, NOVEMBER 6, 1984 (NEXIS)
- Campaign for decent dress gets out of hand, Iran Times, Vol. XIV No 19, July 27, 1984
- 'SECOND-CLASS' PEOPLE, Current Digest of the Soviet Press, June 6, 1984 (NEXIS)
- NO BOY-MEETS-GIRL ON SKI SLOPES OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, Reuters, MARCH 28, 1984(NEXIS)
- Divine Law and human rights, Amir
Taheri, Index on Censorship, vol. 12 No 5 Oct. 1983
- The Prisoners of Conscious, News
week, Feb. 14, 1983
- Brutal punishments mark daily life in Iran, Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 8 1982
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