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Websites
4ghad (Young Women) - Avaye Zan Journal (Sweden) - Azadi Zan (Bi-Weekly Journal) - Bad Jens (Feminist Newsletter) - Dokht Iran - Farzaneh Journal (Women's Studies - Iran) - Feminist School - Hamsari - Irandokht (Comprehensive Portal) - Iranian Feminist Tribune (News & Views) - Iran Women (Journal) - Iranian Women's News Agency (IWNA) - Iranian Women Organization (Netherland) - Iran Women Solidarity - IWNA - Iran Zanan - Khatoon News - Kanoon Zanan - Kurdish Women Network - Lotus Journal (Fashion) - Meydaan - Medusa Huset (Sweden) - Medusa Journal of Women & Socialism (Sweden) - One Million Signatures Campaign - Campaign in Germany - Payam-e-Zan (Women of Afghanistan) - Persian Female - Radio Ghasedak (Zurich) - Rahai Zan - Rojhelat (Kurdish) - Rozaneh Magazine (US) - SaraJun Magazine - Shabakeh (Germany) - Shahrzad News (Netherlands) - Shirzanan (Sports) - Women's Commission of Tahkim Vahdat (Solidarity) - Women Entrepreneur's NetWork - Women4peace - Women's Network (Sweden) - Weblogs - Yazd - Zan Farda - Zan Rooz - Zanantv - Zarathushti/Zoroastrian Women's International Network (ZWIN)

Women's Page
Asre-Nou - Deutsche Welle Frauen - Hambastegy - Hamshahri - Iran Chabar - Iran Emrooz - ICHRI: Women - Iranian.com (Features) - Iran Sports - Jebhe - Shahrvand - Tehran Times - VOA Persian - Today's Woman (VOA) - Zan-e-Emrooz (Archive) - Zig Zag Magazine

Weblogs
Dr. Shirin Ahmadinia - Masish Alinejad - Banovan - Parastoo Dokoohaki - Dokhtarane Taraaneh - Sanam Dowlatshahi - Sheema Kalbasi - Nazli Kamvari - Maryam Mirza - Leila Mouri - Maryam Namazie - Mitra Shojaei - Roya Toloui - Tajrobehaye Zananeh - Zahra - Zananeha - Zananesolh - Zan Zamini - Zeitoon - More....

Educational & Charitable Foundations
Center for Women's Participation (Iran)-Promotes women's participation in the society.
Center for Women's Studies (University of Tehran)-CWS is an interdisciplinary gender research center.
The Center for Advancement of Women-A nonprofit NGO in Karaj.
Communication Network of Women's NGOs in Iran-Facilitates the communication and networking among women's NGOs in Iran
Bita Daryabari Scholarship for Women in Economics
Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation-A nonprofit women's right organization.
Fair Family Law-aiming to change the discriminatory laws against women in Iran.
Feminist School-Iran based rights Org.
Institute for Women`s Studies and Research IWSR-NGO aiminag at promoting the status of women
Iranian Federated Women's Club-A Bay Area educational and service organization involved in charitable endeavors.
International campaign for the defense of Women's Right in Iran (ICDWRI)-Deals with the situation of women in Iran. In Danish, English, Swedish and Persian.
Intellectual Muslim Women's Association-Reformist Group.
International Campaign Against Sharia Court in Canada-Group seeks end to the Ontario Arbitration Act 1991 which allows family disputes be resolved by religious arbitrators.
Iranian Jewish Women's Organization-A Southern California based organization.
Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO)-UK based Org. provides advice, advocacy, referral and support to women
Iranian American Women's Society (IAWS)-Established in 1991, IWSF is based in Palos Vedes, California.
Iranian Women's Studies Foundation (IWSF)-Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas on issues related to Iranian women.
Iranian Women's Organization of Ontario-A group of volunteers working towards a better life for Iranian women and their families.
Iranian Women's Study Group of San Diego-Provides education and support on gender issues affecting Iranian Women.
Iranian Women in Austria-Independent Women's Rights Group
Iranian Women in Frankfurt-Independent Women's Rights Group
Iranian-American Women Leadership Conference (Irvine)-holds success-oriented workshops.
Karzar-Aims at aboliting of gender based legislation & Islamic punitive laws in Iran
Zahra Kazemi Foundation-Formed in memory of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi to further the ideals that inspired her life and work.
Mehr Foundation-Iran based non-political charity aims at elevating the economic status of women.
Muslim Women Researcher's Organization-Researh org based in Iran.
National Committee of Women for a Democratic Iran-US-based organization aims at promoting women's rights in Iran.
Omid e Mehr-Center for Girls in Tehran.
Persian Gender network-GN is funded by the World Bank and works on gender issues in Persian-speaking countries.
The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation-Promote the education and welfare of children and young persons worldwide.
Raahi Institute-Provides psychological legal help for abused women.
Sigma Pi Sigma-Persian sorority at UCLA.
Society of Iranian American Women for Education (SIAWE)-Provides scholarships to qualified Iranian-American youth in Texas.
Unique Zan Foundation-Southern California based org.
The Voice of Women Found-Founded by Maryam Zar and advocatimg women’s causes and their empowerment.
Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran-Aims at raising public awareness, conducting research projects and initiating outreach programs -- to policy discussions and analysis.
Women Association of History Researchers (Iran)-Estbalished in 1988, WAHR promotes research in the field of history.
The Women's Center - FIS-Aims at supporting women's studies and human rights.
Women's Information & Statistics Center (Iran)-Provides information on all aspects of women's issues. Includes articles, laws, news and more.
Women's NGOS in Iran
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)-Mahnaz Afkhami is the founder and President of this international women's NGO.
Women's Research Studies Center (Iran)-Promotes multi-disciplinary research that focuses on feminist issues.
Association for Women's Rights (Sweden)-Aims at giving support to women and young people in their struggle to form their lives independently.
Association for Middle East Women's Studies, AMEWS (US)-International organization of scholars and other persons interested in the study of women in the Middle East.

Women's Resources

Issues
A brief history of women's movements in Iran from 1850 - 2001-by Massoume Price
Iranian Women's Movement-by Nina Kristiansen
The Women's Movement-Haleh Esfandiari
Adventure Divas: Iran (PBS)
The "Boom" in Prose Writing by Iranian Women Authors in 1990s Within the Context of the Situation of Contemporary Iran-by Golbarg Bashi
Interview with Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri-by Golbarg Bashi
Chronology of Events Regarding Women in Iran since the Revolution of 1979.-by Elham Gheytanchi
Constitution Authorizes Presidency of Women (Yas-e-no, Daily)
Gender and Space in Tehran-by M Sadoughianzadeh
Gender Relations-by Farzaneh Milani
Gender Roles (LOC)-Provides a brief overview of gender difference in Iran.
Perceptions of Gender Roles Among Female Iranian Immigrants in the United States-by Ali Akbar Mahdi
The Human Rights of Middle Eastern & Muslim Women: A Project for the 21st Century-by Janet Afary
Iranian female headed households-by Nina Kristiansen
Iranian women?s movement-by Nahid Motie
Iranian Women and Girls - Victims of Exploitation and Violence-by Sarvnaz Chitsaz and Soona Samsami
Iranian Women Take On the Constitution-by Mahsa Shekarloo
Islamic Feminism-by Katajun Amirpur
Islamic Feminisms in Iran-Al-Noor Journal
"Islamic Feminism And Its Discontents: Notes On A Debate"-by Val Moghadam
"Islamic Feminism": Perils and Promises-by Nayereh Tohidi
Khatami's Performance in Supporting Women's Rights (Fekr-e Rooz Weekly)-Shirin Ebadi discusses Khatami's record.
Khatami and the Status of Women in Iran-by Donna M. Hughes professor of Women's Studies at University of Rhode Island.
Meeting, Mating, and Cheating Online in Iran-by Pardis Mahdavi
Middle Eastern Women on the Move-Haleh Esfandiari
Modernity and Early Marriage in Iran: A View from Within-by Soraya Tremayne
National Report on Women I (IRIB)-Covers government views on social and legal issues pertaining to women in Iran.
National Report on Women II (IRIB)
Performance in Everyday Life and the Rediscovery of the "Self" in Iranian Weblogs-by Masserat Amir-Ebrahimi
Special Rule and Regulations regarding Women in IRI-In Persian only.
Spouse killings in Iran-by Nina Kristiansen
Study on Iranian Women-Iran NGO Initiative.
The contending discourses on women in Iran-by Farideh Farhi
The Encounter between Feminism and Reformism in Contemporary Iran-by Parvin Paidar
The Islamic Revolution's Impact on the Legal and Social Status of Iranian Women
Reading Funny Lipsticks through Jihad: The Politics of Feminism and Nationalism in Iranian-American Women?s Memoirs-by, Amy Tahani-Bidmeshki
The Rights of Women in Islam
The Struggle for Change: Women and Society (BBC)-This section is part of indepth special report published in 2000.
Today's Women of Iran are Satisfied with their Family Life (Abrar)
Under wraps on the stage: women in the performing arts in post-revolutionary Iran -by Maryam Habibian
Vanguard: Women in the Iranian Election Campaign and Protes-by Haleh Esfandiari
Woman And Her Rights
Violence Against Women (UNHCHR)
Women's issues - About.com-Provides web resources.
Women in Iran (PBS)
Women, Peace and Security: Iran-News, NGO Contacts and more.
Women?s issues rarely get deserved attention, experts say-by Shannon Devine
Women in Fundamentalism-Excerpt from a book by Shahin Gerami.
Women and the politics of fundamentalism in Iran-by Haleh Afshar
Women and the politics of fundamentalism in Iran-A response to Haleh Afshar's article by Mandana Hendessi and Rouhi Shafii.
Women?s resources are wasted in Iran-by Shamsosadat Zahedi
Women and Social Change in Iran (Asia Society)-A summary and brief profiles of Iranian women's human rights experts.
Women Stalking in Iran (PDF)-Explores the social and legal issues.
Womanhood-Motherhood -An online Book by Roya Monajem.
Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Legal Status, Social Positions, and Collective Action-Valentine M. Moghadam
Women's Dress and Islam-by Faegheh Shirazi.
Women & Revolution in Iran (MSU)
Women: Iran Bulletin-A selection of articles.
Iran: Status of Women (INS Resource Info)
Woman in the Constitution (ICL)
Women and the Family in Iran (Online Book)-by Asghar Fathi
Women in the Middle East (Yale)-An annotated resource guide to women's web links arranged by topic and country.

Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference - Irvine (January 30, 2011) - by QH

Children

Family Law

Statistics
Iran: Demographic Characteristics (UNESCO)
Human Development Index (UNDP)
UNICEF Statistics for Iran
UNFPA Statistics for Iran
Gender Profile (World Bank) | Data & Statistics
Fact sheet (FAO)Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference - Irvine (January 30, 2011) - by QH
WISC (Iran)
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Health & Sexuality

Profile
Iran: World Health Organisation (WHO)
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality: Iran

HIV/AIDS
UNAids: Iran
Epidemiological Fact Sheet of Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Overview on HIV/AIDS and women in Iran-by Masoumeh Ebrahimi Tavani
Sex and shopping brings HIV crisis in Iran
Tackling Aids in Iran - BBC (March 20, 2002)

Family Planning
Family Planning Association (NGO)
Iran's Birth Rate Plummeting at Record Pace: Success Provides a Model for Other Developing Countries - Earth Policy Institute (December 28, 2001)
A Holistic Approach Underpins the Islamic Republic of Iran's Success in Family Planning (UNFPA)
Condoms help check Iran birth rate - BBC (April 24, 2002)
Infertile in Iran - Le Monde Diplomatique (April 2008)
Women and the Politics of Population Control in Iran-Homa Hoodfar
A Womb Can Be Rented For $3,000 (Sharq Daily)
Abortion in Iran-Provides a brief overview of abortion law and issues.
Abortion in Iranian Law
Abortion Methods Rife in Tehran - Sharq Daily (November 2, 2003)-by Banafsheh Samgis
M Cist: The Iranian authorities are not squeamish about sex

Cancer
Breast cancer in Iran: a review of 903 case records.
Risk factors for breast cancer in Iran: a case-control study
Delayed presentation in breast cancer: a study in Iranian women

Mental Health
Women, Main Victims of Suicide in Iran-by Somayeh Askari
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Love & Sexualtiy


Education
Alzahra University.Women University Graduates -A public university exclusively for women students.
Women's Research Center - Alzahra University-Aims at promoting research on all aspects of women's studies.
Center for Women's Study (U. Tehran)
Girls' Education (UNICEF)
Number Of Female University Students Rising Dramatically - RFE (November 19, 2003)
Women's Education in the Pahlavi Period and After (Iranica)
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Employment
Employment of women in Iran-by Mansour Zarra-Nezhad
IRAN: Special report on the changing role of women - IRIN (April 24, 2003)
Fact sheet: Women, Agriculture and Rural Development (UN FAO)
Women's Empowerment (UNICEF)
Revolution, Islamization, and Women?s Employment in Iran (Spring 2003)-by Roksana Bahramitash
Women's Employment Situation in Iran - Hamshahri Daily (April 22, 2001)-by Vajiheh Zadeh
The Employment and Immigration of the Iranian Rural Women (December 1995)
A Statistical Glance at Women's Employment in Iran (May 1994)

History
Anâhitâ, the Mother of Gods: Iran, the Cradle of the Early Gods-by M. Sâdeq Nazmi-Afshâr
Women's Lives in Ancient Persia-by Massoume Price.
Images and Lives in Ancient Persia Seminar
Women in the Gathas and the later Avesta (CAIS)-by By Dr Mobed Ali A. Jafari
Historical Background of Perfume & Perfume Manufacturing in Iran-by M. Hossein Abrishami
How Women Applied Makeup 3000 Years Ago?-by Ehsan Yaghmaie
Women of Burnt City Defined Family Economy
Women and Marriage in Sassanid Era
Female Garments (16th Century)
Harem in ancient Iran (Iranica)
The Culture of Safavid Women (Skidmore College)
Marriage Ceremony, history & Symbolism-by Massoume Price.
Sofreh Aghd
Women in Iran from the Rise of Islam to 1800-Book edited by Guity Nashat and Lois Beck
Women Roles in Norouz Celebrations
Women's Role in the Constitutional Movement of Iran-By Maryam Fathi.
Iranian Revolution Turned Against Women Who Supported It
Women's World in Qajar Iran
Qajar Era Women
WOMEN i. In Pre-Islamic Persia
Women of Iran during the Pahlavi Era-Provides an insight into the status of women during this era.
Women's Organizations in Iran During Pahlavi Era
Women in the Imperial Iranian Air Force-Provides a brief overview. Includes an image gallery.
Women (IICHS)


Images
Woman and Carpet - by QH
Iranian Women (Nafise Gallery)
Iranian Women (BBC Persian)
Iran's working rural women
Nomads' Horse Racing competition
Pahlavi Era (FIS Women's Archive)
The Iranian
The Veil
Women's Rights Activsts
Women's Prison
Google I
Google II

BibliographyAn Iranian-Amercian Woman - by QH
Women and Gender Issues

Online Books
Google Book Search (Full/Limited View)

Video
Google
Yahoo
Youtube

Online Documentaries
Divorce Iranian Style (Persian/English Subtitles)
Women in Iran (PBS)
Women without Shadow (Persian/English Subtitles)
Generation Tehran (Iranian Youth)

Online Lectures
The Origins and Evolution of Women's Movement in Iran (Roshan Center)
Women's Rights and the Concept of Cultural Relativism (Roshan Center)



Iranian Women at the Forefront of Freedom Struggle


News and Opinion
Daughter of former Iranian president sentenced to jail - The Guardian (January 3, 2012)
Women to be allowed to work in lingerie shops - The Independent (January 3, 2012)
Ahmadinejad steps into Iran’s dress-code debate - WP (December 26, 2011)
Nobel Women’s Initiative highlights prison case of Iran attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh - Womennewsnetwork (December 11, 2011)
Agencies Question Need for Iran's Family Protection Bill - Fox News (November 29, 2011)
Iran to women: No skiing unless with a male guardian - WP (November 10, 2011)
Circumstance Movie Is Not the Revolutionary Portrayal of Iranian Sexual Minorities It Thinks It Is - Huffington Post (November 2, 2011)
Iranian actress released from jail - The Guardian (October 29, 2011)
IWMF Courage Awards - Beverly Hills (October 24, 2011)
Iran's top cop offers to resign if boy-girl survey proves true - CNN (October 12, 2011)
Iranian actor sentenced to 90 lashes for featuring in banned film - The Guardian (October 11, 2011)
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi jailed for 11 years - The Guardian (September 28, 2011)
Women in Saudi Arabia to vote and run in elections - BBC (September 25, 2011)
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has jail sentence reduced - The Guardian (September 14, 2011)
Circumstance grazes thematic surface - Daily Trojan (August 28, 2011)
Shahrzad Rafati - Canadian Business (August 11, 2011)
Iranian actor arrested en route to women's World Cup - The Guardian (July 15, 2011)
Iran's leader hits out at segregation of students - The Scotsman (July 7, 2011)
A Separation – review - The Guardian (June 30, 2011)
Iranian film-maker detained in notorious Tehran prison - The Guardian (June 30, 2011)
Saudi women take to the road in show of defiance - The Independent (June 18, 2011)
Interview with Holly Dagres - UCLA (June 15, 2011)
Traffic police regulate Iran's dress code - BBC (June 8, 2011)
Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Islamic strip - The Guardian (June 6, 2011)
Iran to complain over women's ban - SBS (June 6, 2011)
Bahrain lobbies to retain Grand Prix as Formula One staff are held and abused - The Independent (June 3, 2011)
Britain asks Iran to investigate death of women's rights activist Haleh Sahabi - The Guardian (June 2, 2011)
Iran’s Next Generation - Newsweek (May 29, 2011)
Fatemeh Fakhraie: A feminist Muslim breaks stereotypes - Oregonlive (May 28, 2011)
Saudi woman detained as freedom drive goes viral - SMH (May 23, 2011)
Dorothy Parvaz - three days in a Syrian jail listening to people being tortured - The Guardian (May 20, 2011)
Al-Jazeera journalist who went missing in Syria is released - The Guardian (May 18, 2011)
Father's concern for journalist daughter believed to be in Iranian custody - The Guardian (May 12, 2011)
Variegated veils - BBC (May 12, 2011)
Missing in Syria: a brave journalist, a close friend - Irish Times (May 7, 2011)
Tajikistan government's strict wedding rules - BBC (April 14, 2011)
The Saudi women taking small steps for change - BBC (March 28, 2011)
Passion, Drive Pay Off for Iranian Bikini Designer - VOA (March 24, 2011)
The riskiest job in Iran - The Guardian (March 7, 2011)
Bita Daryabari a tireless advocate for Iranians - San Francisco Chronicle (February 27, 2011)
Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference - Irvine (January 30, 2011)
EU's Lady Ashton given 'cover-up' in Iran press - BBC (January 25, 2011)
Women soccer fans in Iran may be banned from live broadcasts - CNN (January 22, 2011)
Iran cracks down on Valentine's Day - Stuff (January 19, 2011)
Iranian models take the hijab to the catwalk - NDTV (January 17, 2011)
Iran rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh 'gets 11 years jail' - BBC (January 10, 2011)
Justice for the symbol of Afghan cruelty - The Independent (December 9, 2010)
Iran's Divorce Rate Stirs Fears of Society in Crisis - NY Times (December 6, 2010)
Iran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urges girls to marry at 16 - The Guardian (November 21, 2010)
Iran fails to get seat in UN women's rights agency - BBC (November 10, 2010)
IWMF Courage Awards - Beverly Hills (October 21, 2010)
Iranian Police Chief Targets Women Cyclists, Roller-Skaters - RFE/RL (October 20, 2010)
Halal cosmetics scent the sweet smell of success - The Independent (October 10, 2010)
Iran: With a bow and arrow, a little bit of freedom - Global Post (October 8, 2010)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's closest aide calls for more women's rights - The Guardian (September 29, 2010)
Ava Kashani talks about the Society of Persian Sisterhood - Irvine (September 26, 2010)
Iranian court jails human rights activist for 'waging war against God' - The Guardian (September 19, 2010)
Lebanese poet Haddad pushes boundaries on erotica - BBC (September 13, 2010)
Iranian woman facing deportation is at risk of stoning, says MP - The Guardian (September 13, 2010)
Iran: women on the frontline of the fight for rights - The Guardian (September 12, 2010)
Tala Raassi, the creator of Dar be Dar swimsuit talks about her line and experience in Iran - Video (September 7, 2010)
Iranian media warned after paper calls Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a 'prostitute' - The Guardian (August 31, 2010)
Iran calls crusading Carla Bruni 'a prostitute' - The Scotsman (August 30, 2010)
Controversial 'Family Bill' Returns To Iranian Parliament's Agenda - RFE/RL (August 24, 2010)
Afghan elections: Record number of women stand for parliament - The Guardian (August 24, 2010)
Oriflame workers detained in Iran as operations shut - BBC (August 23, 2010)
FIFA OKs Iranian team's Islamic garb - Press TV (August 15, 2010)
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 'confesses' to murder on Iran state TV - The Guardian (August 12, 2010)
Iranian facing stoning speaks: 'It's because I'm a woman' - The Guardian (August 6, 2010)
Iranian women's rugby team take to the field wearing modesty-preserving headscarves and tracksuits - Daily Mail (August 5, 2010)
Iran stoning case woman fainted on hearing sentence, says cellmate - The Guardian (July 27, 2010)
'Leave your job or we will cut your head off your body...' - The Independent (July 17, 2010)
The great Iranian cover-up - Times of India (July 10, 2010)
Iran halts woman's death by stoning - The Guardian (July 8, 2010)
Iran rejects female football team's headgear - The Independent (July 8, 2010)
Scientists say blood test will predict menopause - The Guardian (June 27, 2010)
The brutal crackdowns only make Iran's women stronger - The Guardian (June 8, 2010)
New Saudi marriage contracts to ask the bride's age - BBC (June 2, 2010)
Iranian authorities step up arrests of women for 'immodest' dress - WP (June 1, 2010)
Interview with Roya Hakakian - Santa Monica (May 28, 2010)
Arab-American crowned 2010 Miss USA - AP (May 17, 2010)
Marjane Satrapi, writer and director: My Cannes - The Guardian (May 16, 2010)
Muslim designers mix the hijab with latest fashions - BBC (May 14, 2010)
Youths arrested in Iran for 'lustful' behaviour at illegal concert - The Guardian (May 7, 2010)
Iranian civil rights protester is spared deportation - The Guardian (May 5, 2010)
Iran civil rights activist could face 'honour killing' if deported from UK - The Guardian (May 4, 2010)
Fifa allows Iran girl footballers to cover their heads - BBC (May 3, 2010)
Canada slams Iran's election to women's rights panel - Canoe (May 1, 2010)
Belgium passes Europe's first ban on wearing burka in public - The Independent (May 1, 2010)
Suntanned women to be arrested under Islamic dress code - Telegraph (April 27, 2010)
Women to blame for earthquakes, says Iran cleric - The Guardian (April 19, 2010)
Sex-change Iranian actor returns to screens - The Guardian (March 19, 2010)
Iranian women?s rights activists win first Reporters Without Borders netizen prize - RSF (March 12, 2010)
Iranian suitors offered online marriage course - The Guardian (March 9, 2010)
Iranian poet Simin Behbahani handed 'travel ban' - BBC (March 8, 2010)
Iran's role model and inspiration - on skis - BBC (February 24, 2010)
Iran cancels concert over women musicians: report - SMH (February 23, 2010)
Olympic dream a reality for Iran's female skier - CNN (February 10, 2010)
How I Survived 40 Lashes - Marie Claire (February 5, 2010)
Turkish girl, 16, buried alive for talking to boys - The Guardian (February 4, 2010)

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Features
IWMF Courage Awards - Beverly Hills (October 24, 2011)
Interview with Parisa Hafezi - Beverly Hills (October 24, 2011)
LAFF: Saba Riazi win the jury award for Best Narrative Short Film - LA (June 26, 2011)
Interview with Holly Dagres - UCLA (June 15, 2011)
Maryam Zar talks about the Voice of Womenfound - LA (March 19, 2011)
Jasmin Darznik Book Signing at Book Soup - LA (February 18, 2011)
Nadia Shahram Book Signing - LA (February 13, 2011)
Iranian American Women's Leadership Conference - Irvine (January 30, 2011)
IWMF Courage Awards - Beverly Hills (October 21, 2010)
Ava Kashani talks about the Society of Persian Sisterhood - Irvine (September 26, 2010)
Interview with Roya Hakakian - Santa Monica (May 28, 2010)
Roxana Saberi at the premiere of "No One Knows About Persian Cats - Hollywood (November 2, 2009)
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari Lecture & Book Signing - UCLA (October 26, 2009)
The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary Iran (Lecture in Persian) - UCLA (October 25, 2009)
The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary Iran - UCLA (October 23, 2009)
Christiane Amanpour talks about the global women's rights awards - Beverly Hills (April 29, 2009)
Pardis Mahdavi talks about "Iran's Sexual Revolution" - UCLA (November 19, 2008)
Interview with Nushin Arbabzadah - UCLA (November 17, 2008)
Sabine El Gemayal talks about Niloofar - Hollywood (November 1, 2008)
Christiane Amanpour talks about the global women's rights awards - Beverly Hills (April 29, 2009)
The One Million Signatures Campaign at the Global Women's Rights Awards - Gallery (April 29, 2009)
Christiane Amanpour talks about IWMF Awards - Beverly Hills (October 16, 2008)
Dr. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo Lecture - Gallery (January 14, 2008)
Gozaar Seminar: Freedom of Expression in Iran - Gallery (June 13, 2007)
Iranian Women's Movements and One Million Signatures Campaign - UCLA (May 22, 2007)
Images and Lives in Ancient Persia Seminar - Bowers Museum, Santa Ana (April 21, 2007)
Sheema Kalbasi Reading & Interview (April 12, 2007)
Dr. Moghadam Lecture: Understanding the Changing Economic Role of Women in Iran (April 8, 2007)
Anousheh Ansari Lecture & Discussion at UCLA - Gallery (March 1, 2007)
Mehrangiz Kar Lecture & Interview (March 6, 2007)
The One Million Signatures Campaign - Gallery (March 1, 2007)
Shirin Ebadi Lecture and Booksigning - Gallery (May 15, 2006)
Shirin Ebadi & Jody Williams Press Conference - Gallery (April 12, 2006)
Global Women's Rights Awards - Gallery (April 11, 2006)
Images of Iranian Women in the Arts - Gallery (March 12, 2006)
Int. Women's Day Demonstartion - Santa Monica (March 7, 2006)
Int. Women's Day Celebration - Gallery (February 25, 2006)
Why Iranians have no national costume - Lecture (January 10, 2006)
Women of the World awards gala - Gallery (November 19, 2005)
IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards - Gallery (November 2, 2005)


Women's Studies Scholars
Parvin Abyaneh (CSU Pomona) - Fariba Adelkhah (CERI) - Janet Afary (UCSB) - Mahnaz Afkhami (WLP) - Haleh Afshar (York University) - Dr. Shirin Ahmadinia - Masserat Amir-Ebrahimi (CNRS) - Roksana Bahramitash (McGill University) - Golbarg Bashi (Rutgers U.) - Houri Berberian (CSULB) - Fatemeh Ebtehaj (U. Cambridge) - Haleh Esfandiari (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) - Halleh Ghorashi (U. Amsterdam) - Shahla Haeri (Boston U.) - Azadeh Kian (U. of Paris VII) - Ziba Mir-Hosseini (Independent consultant/Researcher) - Farzaneh Milani (University of Virginia) - Valentine Moghadam (UNESCO) - Fatemeh Moghadam Etemad (Hofstra U) - Minoo Moallem (UC Berkeley) - Shahrzad Mojab (U. Toronto) - Haideh Moghissi (York U.) - Negar Mottahedeh (Duke U.) - Afsaneh Najmabadi (Harvard U) - Guity Nashat (University of Illinois/Hoover) - Parvin Paidar (UNIFEM) - Niloufar Pourzand (UNICEF) - Elaheh Rostami Povey (SOAS) - Eliz Sanasarian (USC) - Jaleh Shaditalab (Tehran University) - Victoria Tahmasebi (U. Toronto) - Nayereh Tohidi (CSUN) - Shouleh Vatanabadi (NYU)

Rights Activists
Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh - Hana Abdi (Kurdish) - Nasrin Afzali - Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani - Zara Amjadian - Delaram Ali - Asieh Amini - Elnaz Ansari - Parvin Ardalan - Jila Baniyaghoob - Zeinab Bayzeydi (Kurdish) - Simin Behbahani - Shirin Ebadi (Rights attorney) - Shahla Entesari - Zahra Eshraghi - Soraya Fallah (Kurdish) - Somayeh Farid - Azadeh Forghani - Fatemeh Govarai - Faezeh Hashemi - Maryam Hosseinkhah - Mahbubeh Hosseinzadeh - Nahid Jafari - Jelveh Javaheri - Parisa Kakaee - Nahid Keshavarz - Mehrangiz Kar (Rights attorney) - Mehrangiz Kar (Official Site) - Elaheh Koulaei - Shahla Lahiji - Sara Loghmani - Azar Majedi - Maryam Mirza - Rezvan Moghadam - Narges Mohammadi - Minoo Mortazi - Shiva Nazar Ahari - Zeinab Peighambarzadeh - Somayeh Rashidi - Shadi Sadr (Rights attorney) - Elahe Sharifpour-Hicks (Researcher HRW) - Mansoureh Shojaee - Nasrin Sotoudeh (Rights attorney) - Sussan Tahmasebi - Azam Taleghani - Roya Toloui (Kurdish) - Kurdish Women Activists in Iran

Women Celebrities
Shohreh Aghdashloo - Christiane Amanpour (ABC) - Christiane Amanpour (Gallery) - Anousheh Ansari - Anousheh Ansari (Gallery) - Mary Apick - Rudi Bakhtiar (Gallery) - Rudi Bakhtiar (Fan Site) - Minu Barati - Minu Barati (El Mundo Article) - Catherine Bell's Official Website - Nadia Bjorlin - Nadia Bjorlin (Gallery) - Nilofar Beyzaei - Patrice Farameh - Googoosh - Niki Karimi - Jaleh Kazemi - Parisa Montazaran - Dineh Mohajer (Founder of Hard Candy) - CNN Anchors & Reporters - Asieh Namdar - Shiva Rose - Atoosa Rubenstein (Editor in Chief of Cosmogirl) - Marjan Shaki - Shermine Shahrivar - Jasmin Tabatabai (Official Site - German) - Jasmin Tabatabai (Fan Site) - Hedieh Tehrani

Aristocratic Women (Society)
Mahnaz Afkhami - Goli Ameri - Nina Ansari - Layla Diba - Nazie Eftekhari - Haleh Esfandiari - Sattareh Farman Farmaian - Azar Nafisi - Farah Pahlavi - Yasmine Pahlavi - Soraya I - Soraya II - Soraya (Image Gallery) - Sally Tadayon - Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller

Career Women
Sarah Afshar (US Marine) - Minoo Afsharirad (Attorney - Iran) - Susan Akbarpour (SiliconIran) - Sara Amir (Environmental Scientist) - Anahitta (Artist/Scientist) - Martin Armand (Makeup Artist) - Akram Monfared Arya (Pilot) - Zarrin Azadi (psychologist) - Nadia Babayi (Director of Developmnet) - June Badal (RN) - Lailee Bakhtiar van Dillen (Producer) - Najmieh Batmanglij (Author-Cookbook) - Donia Bijan (Chef/Restaurant Owner) - Masoumeh Bolaghi (Bus Driver) - Baran & Etrat Elahi (Business Owners) - Pari Esfandiari (Editor) - Farideh Farhi (Political Scientist) - Dokhi Fassihian (Political Analyst) - Goli Fassihian (PR Executive) - Heather Arianna Forouhar (Art Student) - Simin Farkhondeh (Producer) - Nelly Farnoody (Clinical Psychologist) - Nehzat Farnoody (Clinical Psychologist) - Neda Farzan (Student) - Sanaz Fotouhi (PhD Student) - Mokarrameh Ghanbari (Farmer) - Lili Golestan (Gallery Owner) - Tannaz Haddadi (Congressional Staffer) - Azita Hajiyan (Actress) - Melody Hossaini (Entrepreneur) - Azadeh Kahlili (Executive Director) - Mosha Katani (Cosmetics) - Arezoo Kaviani (Celebrity Beautician) - Golareh Lakpour (Pilot) - Alexis Latifi (Senator Aide) - Pardis Mahdavi (PhD Student) - Dr. Homa Mahmoudi (Psychologist) - Chandanni Miglino (Transformational Speaker & Healer) - Azita Moallef L.Ac.(Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist) - Maryam Mohebbi P.h.D (Sex Therapist) - Mehrangiz Manouchehrian (Lawyer/Feminist) - Elahe Massumi (Video Artist) - Mojan (Spiritual Healer) - Newsha Moraveji (Press Secretary) - Zahra Moussavi (Taxi Driver) - Mandana Naderian (TV Personality-Germany) - Pegah Rashti (Public Relations) - Jaleh Oskui (Editor) - Noushin Pajouhesh (Illustrator) - Parissa (Make-up Artist) - Mahnaz Peymani (Natural Cosmetics) - Shahrzad Rafati (Entrepreneur) - Farnaz Rahimi (Education Psychologist) - Zahra Rahnavard (Presidential Advisor) - Nesta Ramazani (Author-Cookbook) - Zohreh "Zoe" Rastegar (Producer/host TV Show) - Shadi Rezai (Medical Student) - Fariba Rofougaran (Yoga Instructor) - Rahmat Ruhani Sarvestani (Governor of Sarvestan) - Shadi Sadr (Lawyer/Women?s Rights Advocate) - Mahdokht Sanati P.h.D. (Feminist) - Tara Sabeti (Cosmetics) - Afsaneh Sadighzadeh's (Clinical Psychologist) - Saghar Sadri (Makeup Artist) - Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy (Assistant District Attorney) - Bita Saviss (Entrepreneur) - Azita Sayan (Family Therapist) - Maryam Seyhoun (Curator) - Massoumeh Seyhoun - Sepideh Shayegan (Engineer) - Sudabeh Shoja (Structural Engineer) - Shaden Tavakoli (DJ Lady Sha) - Nadia Taylor (Jewelry Designer) - Gelareh Zadeh (Surgen) - Niloofar Zahedi (Graduate Student) - Ladan Zarabi (Hair Design) - Dr. Foojan Zeine (Marriage & Family Therapist) - Daughters of Mashyani - Zoroastrian women's hall of fame (ZWIN) - IranDokht Experts - Women (SiliconIran)

Fashion Designers
Haniyeh Abedi - Somayeh Abdolhoseini - Shirin abedinirad | Video - Katayone Adeli (The Guardian) - Katayone Adeli (Image) - Ani Afshar (Jewelry) - Yara Afshar (Jewelry) - Gelareh Alam-Roudsari - Sepideh Ahadi - Pegah Anvarian - Maryam Arbab - Ninoosh Askari - Shadi Askari - Shirin Askari - Golnaz Ashtiani - Samira Atash - Interview with Samira Atash - Azadeh Couture - Leila Azar-Kia - Parsua Bashi - Ladan Borhani - Elaheh Borna - Melody Ehsani - Maryam Entezami - Golnessa Farmanara - Rozita Soraya Ezzatian - Afshin Feiz Collection (ELLE) - Keemia Ferasat - Nargess Gharani - Rana Ghezelayagh - Maryam Gueramian - Shirin Guild - Amis Haratizadeh Garrigue | Press Release & Image - Mia Jafari - Sara Kazimi - Jamak Khazra - Niki Koohpaima - Layla L'obatti - Maryam Mahdavi - Shahla Mahdavi - Marjan Malakpour - Arefeh Mansouri - Pooneh Mohazzabi - Hushi Mortezaie - Atoosa Mozaffari - Anoosh Naghibi - Sareh Nouri - Shadi Parand - Roshanak Parizadeh - Leyla Piedayesh - Tala Raassi - Azadeh Riaz - Samerh Design - Sanaz Designs - Amy Sarabi - Behnaz Sarafpour - Pegah Sasani - Parima Shahin Moghaddam - Shery Shabani - Forouzan Shahkoopa - Bahar Shahpar - Sanaz Shirazi - Interview with Sanaz Shirazi - Jasmin Shokrian - Shai Tabassi - Farimah Taghavi - Farinaz Taghavi - Simin Rouhani Taghdiri - Negar Tafreshi - Sadaf Tahvildar - Tehran Republic - Laya Torkaman - Anahita Vessier - Effat Yari - Interview with Masih Zad - Mahla Zamani - Farahnaz Zolfaghari - More...

Fashion Models
Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Miss World Canada) - Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Official Site) - Nazanin (Myspace) - Sepideh Ahadi - Sandra Ahrabian - Sarah Alami - Tannaz Alesafar - Jasmynne Ali - Kira AliKhonsari - Alida Amin - Ramona Amiri (Miss World Canada) - Katelynn Ansari - Nazanin Anosheh - Angylina - Sanaz Ardebili - Ghazaleh Arkian - Hanieh Asadi - Milana Aslani - Farrah Assadi - Layla Atefi - Aylin - Roksana Azarbaijani - Negin Azarbehi - Nazanin Azimi - Azita H - Azita J - Nina Azizi - Mona Babadi (Germany) - Mona Babadi (Video) - Simin Bagheri - Bahar - Tala Bakhtar - Ghezel Bakhtiari - Elnaz Balashi - Mozhgan Bayatpour - Sahar Biniaz - Hanieh Bolourian - Bahareh Borzuee - Farnaz Dadashi - Neda Derakhshan - Mehrnoosh Dehaghani (UK) | FHM Video - Mercedeh - Sanaz Dehghan - Mahsheed (Manoa) Donavan - Eileen G (Calabasas) - Susan Elazzi - Elnaz D (Canada) - Ailar Ershadi - Samira Esmaeili - Maryam Fakourfar - Marina Fallahi - Tiba Farahani - Farimah - Foruzandeh - Janebeh Freeman - Sanaz Eva Ghaderi - Sara Ghannadi - Uldouz Gharehchaei - Niki Ghazian - Mandana Ghomshei - Bahara Golestani - Golnaz (Canada) - Tala Golzar - Sepideh Haftgoli - Golnaz Harandi | Modeling Page - Nena Hashemizadeh - Golnaz Hosseini - Dr. Samira Houshiar (Mrs. Iran) - Ayda Izadpanah - Bita Jalali - Azita Jalalian (Switzerland) - Sannaz Karimloo - Niosha Kazerouni - Farnaz Kermaani - Sahar Khadjenoury - Cherry Khalili-zadeh - Naghmeh Kiani - Katayoun Kimyia - Sara Kohandooz - Salome Khorasanchi - Yasmin Le Bon (Yahoo) - Yasmin Le Bon (Unofficial Site) - Tianna Loxx (Tajik) - Leila - Aylar Macky - Kiana Madani - Sherry Mahdavi - Mahtab Jamali (Mieta) | Video - Mahsa Sheila Malek (Official Site) - Sheila Malek: Miss Bavaria (The Guardian) - Aida Maleki - Lili Maleki - Mana - Nazanin Mandi - Nazanin (Video) - Leyla Mann - Maryam Massoudi - Maryam Massoumi - Elaina Mehrabian - Mina (North Carolina) - Tara Mobayen - Nikou Mohajerani - Asal Moeeny - Morvarid (Irvine) - Mercedeh - Leyla Milani - Parisa Mirdamadi - Miss Iran - Mona - Ashley Movaghar - Yasmin Moavenian - Lily Monir Matini - Ashley Movaghar - Mozhgan - Moska Naderi - Naghmeh (Germany) - Shannon Namini - Nasim - Nazanin (LA) - Neda - Sahel Nejad - Jasmine Nicole Naziri | Modeling Page - Mona Nikkhah - Yekta Nikou - Niousha - Golnaz Noshirvani - Sophia Nooshin - Nasanin Nuri - Elena Norouzi - Sheri Nowrozi - Donya Owji - Parisa - Persian Model - Sara Racey-Tabrizi - Sara Rahimi - Shabnam Rahmati - Suesan Rajabi (Miss Colorado 96) - Farideh Ramezani - Pauline Ranjbar - Tanya Razi - Sanaz Rezghi - Sarah Ronaghi - Venus Rouzmand - Sahel Rosa - Saghar Sadri - Sarah Saei - Sanaz Safavi - Hanieh Sadat Sajadinia - - Persia Saffaie - Parvaneh Salabat - Dina Salehi - Shiva Salehi - Niki Salehian - Vida Samei | Modeling Page - Sabrina Setareh - Sarah Shahi (Official) | Gallery - Sarah Shahi Fan Page - Mimi Shansabi - Jessica Shapouri - Sara-Joleen - Adonis Shaghayegh - Nadia Sharifi - Shiva Sharifi - Shermine Sharivar - Sheida sheikh - Miriam Shenasi - Interview with Miriam Shenasi - Parsoua Shirzad - Shayda Shivaei - Shohreh - Sarah Tadayon - Maryam Tafazoli - Shaida Tafreshi - Vida Tahamtanzadeh - Tahireh - Amy Talebizadeh - Tandis - Tara - Maryam Tafazol - Yasmina Vela - Saye Yabandeh - Shadi Yousefi - Heidi Zadeh - Golnaz Zam - Ziba - Ziba - Shally Zomorodi (Miss OC 2001)

Fashion & Beatuty
Arayesh
Bahar
DukhtWoman - Kelim - by QHIran Fashion
Fashion Rooz
Fashion Show in Iran | II | III | IV
Soraya at London Fashion Show (BBC Persian)
Fashion Iranian Style
The Iranian Night Fashion in Motion (V&A)
Iran's hybrids unveiled (Independent)
Khaneh Mod
Lotus Journal
Mod Rooz
Mod Sara
Poosheh
Pershion
Tehran Fashion
Tehran Vitrine
The Tweleve Ins
Woven Colours of Nature
Fashion Index

Iranian women wearing traditional costume

Traditional Women's Costume
Iranian Traditional Costume (Gallery)
sketches of Iranian dresses from across Iran
Historical and period costumes of Iran
A Rural Woman
Qajar Dress from Iran
Qashqai women

Fashion & Style

Iranian Female Football Players 'Malavan Club'

Sports
The Islamic Federation of Women Sport (IFWS)
IFWS News (English)
Iran Women's Football Team
Iran Women's Sports Federation
IWNA: Sports
Iran Sports: Women
Iranian women sport clip
Shirzanan (Sports Magazine)

Athletes
Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Golf) - Angie Bagheri (Tennis) - Mehrnoush Barmaki (Triathlon) - Parisa Behzadi (Shot-Putter) - Neda Boroumand (Volleyball) - Kina Elyassi - Lida Fariman (Shooting) - Lida Fariman (Image) - Nasim Hosseinpour (Shooting) - Shahrzad Joharifard (Field Hockey) - Marjan Kalhor (Skiing) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri (Taekwondoka) - Samieh Kohi (Skydiving) - Yalda Khorramfar (Weightlifting) - Susan Malekpur-Shirazi (Bodybuilding) - Azar Mazru?ii Farahani (Paraglider) - Sonya Nourizad (Rowing) - Parvaneh Mohammad Taghipour Tehrani (Taekwondo) - Firoozeh Mohammad-Zamani (Golf) - Shirin Navabi (Chess) - Atousa Pourkashian (Chess) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Yasmin Siraj (Figure Skating) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Women in Olympics

Women in Politics (Iran)
Fatemeh Ajoorloo (MP-7th Majlis)
- Vahideh Alaie Taleqani MD (Former MP) - Fatemeh Alia (MP-7th Majlis) - Elham Aminzadeh PhD (MP-7th Majlis) - Shahrbanu Amani (Former MP) - Rafat Bayat (MP-7th Majlis) - Massoumeh Ebtekar, PhD (Vice President) - Hamide Edalat, PhD (Former MP) - Laleh Eftekhari (MP-7th Majlis) - Faezeh Hashemi (Former MP/Publisher) - Fatemeh Haqiqatjou, PhD (Former MP) - Soheila Jelodarzadeh (Former MP) - Jamileh Kadivar, PhD (Former MP) - Fatemeh Khatami (Former MP) - Elaheh Kulai (Former MP) - Mehrangiz Morovati (MP-7th Majlis) - Akram Mosavari Manesh (Former MP) - Azam Naseripour (Former MP) - Mojgan Nour (Amlesh Mayor) - Faezeh Rafsanjani (Former MP) - Fatemeh Rahbar (MP-7th Majlis) - Fatemeh Rakei PhD (Former MP) - Tahereh Rezazadeh (Former MP) - Eshrat Shayegh (MP-7th Majlis) - Azam Taleqani (Former MP) - Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi MD (Former MP) - Women in the 6th Majlis (BBC Persian) - Women Who Entered Scene of Presidential Elections - Zanan Magazine (June 2001) - Women's Participation in City Councils - Iran Shora (February, 2001)

Women in Politics (Abroad)
Goli Ameri (Former candidate for U.S. Congress) - Farah Douglas (Carlsbad City Council) - Farah Karimi (Former MP Holland) - Michaela Noll, formerly Tadjadod (German parliament) - Maryam Yazdanfar (Swedish Parliament)

Arts & Entertainment

Artists
Hengameh Afshar - Ghazaleh Akhavan Zandjani - Pooneh Alizadeh - Anet Abnous - Sima Amid - Shahla Arbabi - Mahvash Asadian - Negar Assari-Samimi - Azadeh Azad - Reyhaneh Bakhtiari - Parsua Bashi - Bahar Behbahani - Mojdeh Beheshti - Badri Boroghei - Saghar Daeeri - Iran Daroodi - Lili Derakhshani - Iran Darroudi - Shoreh Entekhabi - Nousha Emami - Parvaneh E'temadi - Reyhaneh Falamaki - Fatemeh Farahani - Kianoush Farid - Raana Farnoud - Parvin Farzaneh (Sculpturist) - Bita Fayyazi (Artist) - Nora Gabbai - Mitra Ghaffari - Mokarrameh Ghanbari - Shirin Ghandchi - Roya Gharavi - Azita Ghanizada (Afghan-American) - Lidia Habibinia - Parvin Heydari Nassab - Taraneh Hemami - Shirazeh Houshiary - Roshan Houshmand - Mia Jafari - Pooneh Jafari Nejad - Maryam Javaheri - Maryam Javaheri (Gallery) - Pantea Karimi - Shahzad Kazemi - Gelareh Khalioun - Heidi Khatami - Asal Khosravi - Marjan Khosravi - Katy Kianush - Shahla moazzezi - Tala Madani - Pooneh Maghazehe - Shahrzad Mahmoudi - Parima Shahin Moghaddam - Mehnoush Modonpour (Canada) - Marjan Moghadam - Akefeh Monchi-Zadeh - Shamsi Moseli - Mahvash Mossaed - Taraneh Mozafarian - Nakisa Naji - Kymia Nawabi - Malekeh Nayiny - Afsaneh Noori - Giti Norouzian - Guity Novin - Maryam Ovissi - Nazila Pakyari - Zohreh Partovi - Zohreh Partovi (Gallery) - Leila Pazooki - Jila Peacock - Parisa Panahi - Yasmin Rafii - Fahimeh Rahimnia - Asa Soltan Rahmati - Pantea Rahmani - Anahita Razmi - Mojgan Rouhani - Sograh Sadeghi (author/painter) - Lidia Shahabi - Jasmine Shahbandi - Jasmine Shahbandi (Gallery) - Zohreh Shahrabie - Hadieh Shafie - Neda Shoaibi - Mahsa Shoeleh - Mahsa Shoeleh (Gallery) - Mona Shomali - Amelia Ta'eed - Taravat Talepasand - Fereshteh Toosi - Bita Vakili - Marjan Vayghan

Architects
Homeyra Ettehadieh - Gisue & Mojgan Hariri - Yasmine Mahmoudieh - Paris Marashi - Yalda Rastegar Razi - Tarane Yalda - Tarane Yalda - BBC News Audio Report - Minouch Yavari

Photographers
Haleh Anvari - Shadi Ghadirian - Shirin Neshat - Shirin Neshat (The Guardian) - Shirina Shahbazi - Zohre Soleimani - Newsha Tavakolian - Shadi Yousefian - Azita Ziaei

Women in Iranian Cinema
Portrayal of Women in Iranian Cinema-by Shahla Lahiji
Iranian Cinema: Art, Society and the State (MERIP) -by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Arts and Freedom in Iran
Under Cover but on the Screen: Women in Iranian Cinema-Lecture by Dr. Hamid Naficy
Iran bans film about women's prisons - BBC (December 12, 2002)
Iranian women tell their own story - BBC (May 4, 2001)
Veiled Voice and Vision in Iranian Cinema: The Evolution of Rakhshan Banietemad's Films. (Summer 2000)-by Hamid Naficy
Women in the Iranian Cinema (Payam-e Zan)
Iranian Women Make Films (Film International)
The Role of Women in the Iranian War Movies (Film International)
'Re-Orienting our Views' A rediscovery of Iran through its cinema and women filmmakers-by Rose Issa
The true face of women: A missing link in Iranian cinema-by Parvaneh Soltani
Women in the Films of Female Iranian Directors (PDF)
Women and Iranian Film (Skidmore College)
Women and Iranian Films (Persian)-by Mahasti Shahrokhi
More...

Films: Women's Issues
Abbas Kiarostami's "Ten" (The Guardian)
Mania Akbari's 20 Fingers
Ehsan Amani's The Slap - Journey by train
Rakhshan Bani's Etemad Mainline
Rakhshan Bani's Etemad The May Lady
Rakhshan Bani's Nargess
Rakhshan Bani's Our Times
Tanaz Eshaghian's Be Like Others
Asghar Farhadi's Fireworks Wednesday
Asghar Farhadi's A Separation
Jafar Panahi's "The Circle" (The Guardian)
Maryam Keshavarz's Circumstance
Maryam Keshavarz's Color of Love (2003)
Hossein Keshavarz's Dog Sweat 'Aragh-e Sagi' (2010)
Maryam Shahriar's "Daughters of the Sun"
Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini's "Divorce Iranian Style"
Tahmineh Milani's "The Fifth Reaction"
Football Under Cover
Tahmineh Milani's "Hidden Half"
Dariush Mehrjui's "Leila"
Sabine El Gemayal's Niloofar | Interview
Nahid Persson Sarvestani: Four Wives One Man
Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis | Interview
Jafar Panahi's "Offside"
Marziyeh Meshkini's "The Day I Became a Woman" (The Independent)
Niki Karimi's One Night
Darius Mehrjui's "Banu"
Tahmineh Milani's "Two Women"
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad's "Under the Skin of the City"
Persheng Vaziri's "Women Like US"
Manijeh Hekmat's "Women?s Prison"
Shirin Neshat's Women Without Men
Shirin Neshat's Zarin | Trailer
Ali Rafiee's "When Fish Fall in Love"-

Directors
Torang Abedian - Ana Lily Amirpour - Pantea Bahrami - Rakhshan Bani-Etemad - Marziyeh Boroumand - Pouran Derakhshandeh - Nastaran Dibai (Writer/Producer) - Tanaz Eshaghian - Mitra Farahani - Aryana Farshad - Rabeah Ghaffari - Manijeh Hekmat - Manijeh Hekmat (Image) - Maryam Keshavarz - Laleh Khadivi - Samira Makhmalbaf - From Taliban to Cannes: An Afghan film reaches the bright lights - BBC Video - Hana Makhmalbaf - Fourteen-year-old Iranian wows the Venice Film Festival (BBC Video) - Yassamin Maleknasr - Yassamin Maleknasr (Gallery) - Mehr Mansuri (Theatre) - Marziyeh Meshkini - Tahmineh Milani (Interview) - Tahmineh Milani - Article (The Guardian) - Ziba Mir-Hosseini - Soudabeh Moradian - Marva Nabili - Shirin Neshat (Short Films) - Mahin Oskouei (Theatre) - Saba Riazi - Pari Saberi (Theatre) - Pari Saberi (BBC Persian) - Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa - Maryam Shahriar - Mahvash Sheikholeslam (Short Films) - Susan Taslimi - Atefeh Tehrani (Theatre) - Persheng Vaziri - Ladan Yalzadeh - Parisa Yousef Doust - Mithra Zahedi (Theater Director) - Azita Zendel (Sceenwriter/Director)

Actors
Shohreh Aghdashloo I - Shohreh Aghdashloo II - Shohreh Aghdashloo Interview (BBC Persian) - Pegah Ahangarani - Pegah Ahangarani Bio - Souzan Alavi - Taraneh Alidousti - Elizabeth Amini - Anicée Shahmanesh (Alvina) - Gabrielle Anwar - Mary Apick - Fatemeh Motamed Arya - Fatemeh Motamed Arya (Gallery) - Tiffany Ariany - Nina Azizi - Mina Badie (IMDB) - Pantea Bahram - Fairuza Balk - Pouri Banaie - Kamilla Bjorlin (Official Website) - Ana Bayat - Nadia Bjorlin (Official Website) - Nazanin Boniadi - Nazanin Boniadi - Nazanin Boniadi (IMD) - Chloe Lane Character (Soapcentral) - Parisa Defaie - Shaghayegh Dehghan - Behi Djanati Atai - Shari Emami - Sousan Farokh Nia - Golshifteh Farahani - Shaghayegh Farahani | Gallery - Marjan Faritous - Pegah Ferydoni (IMDB) - Pegah Ferydoni (Image) - Foroozan - Rabeah Ghaffari - Vida Ghaffari - Googoosh - Googoosh in Film - Mitra Hajjar - Mitra Hajjar Interview - Leila Hatami - Saba Homayoon - Golnaz Jamsheed - Mandana Jones - Shireen Kadivar - Niki Karimi (Official Site) - Niki Karimi (Iran Actor) - Shappi Khorsandi (Comedian) - Mahtab Keramati - Fariba Khatami - Gohar Kheirandish - Gohar Kheirandish (BBC) - Fakhri Khorvash - Atossa Leoni - Marziyeh Meshkini - Saeideh Mohajer - Fatemeh Motamed Arya - Fatemeh Motamed Arya Interview (BBC Persian) - Nadereh - Soudabeh Neeya - Marjan Neshat - Shima Niavarani - Roya Nonahali - Nasim Pedrad - Mahaya Petrosian (Official Site) - Mahaya Petrosian Interview (BBC Perian) - Zinat Pirzadeh - Shiva Rose - Interview with Shiva Rose - Carolena Sabah - Nicole Sadighi - Goli Samii - Maya Sansa - Maya Sansa (Image) - Sarah Shahi (Bio) - Sarah Shahi (IMDB) - Sarah Shahi (Image) - Sarah Shahi (Yahoo Groups) - Arita Shahrzad - Marjan Shaki (IMDB) - Nadya Shadab - Nadya Shadab (IMDB) - Fruzan Seifi - Miriam Shenasi - Parvaneh Soltani - Bahar Soomekh - Ladan Tabatabai - Sussan Taslimi - Farzaneh Taiedi - Hedieh Tehrani - Shabnam Toloui - Sheila Vand - Pantea Vasseghi - Saye Yabandeh - Necar Zadegan - Layya Zangeneh - Melody Zara - Melody Zara (IMDB) - Niusha Zeighami - Perizaad Zorabian (IMDB) - Perizaad Zorabian Interrview - Perizaad Zorabian (Youtube) - More...

Screenwriters
Ana Lily Amirpour (Writer/Director) - Massy Tadjedin

Playwrights
Farzaneh Aghaeipour - Ezzat Goushegir - Zara Houshmand - Firoozeh Khatibi - Farnoosh Moshiri - Yasmina Reza - Parvaneh Soltani - Chista Yasrebi - Torange Yeghiazarian - Female Playwrights

Ballerinas & Dancers
Fatemeh Ahdi Bani-Taba - Shiva Bagheri - Farima Berenji - Leila Brokhim - Sahar Dehghan - Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh - Salomeh Ghorban - Sahar Javedani (Choreographer) - Farzaneh Kaboli - Shahrzad Khorsandi - Ahoo Kosari - Azin Mahoozi - Medea Mahdavi - Bahar Mojgani - Niosha Nafei - Aliah Najmabadi - Guita Ostovani (Director/France) - Parissa - Shida Pegahi - Mansoureh Sabetzadeh (Dance scholar) - Mina - Maria Sabaye Moghaddam - Rouhi Savoji - Leila Sadeghi - Banafsheh Sayyad - Banafsheh Sayyad (Gallery I) - Banafsheh Sayyad (Gallery II) - Shahrezad - Niloufar Talebi - Laya Torkaman - Vancouver Pars National Ballet - Parousha Zand - More...

    
Mehrbanou Ensemble

Musicians & Singers
Guity Adjoodani - Asal - Azam Ali - Lily Afshar - Nahal Afshar & Shab Azma - Nazanin Afshin Jam - Elli Alibeik (El Samah) - Leila Arab - Nasrin Asgari - Shirin Asgari - Atoosa - Avazeh - Mahvash Azhir - Mahvash Azhir (Gallery) - Roya Bahrami - Tinoush Bahrami - Sheila Bazleh - Sima Bina - Sima Bina (BBC Persian) - Bita - Sara Daneshpour - Darya Dadvar (Soprano) - Delkash - Sussan Deyhim (Official Site) - A Portrait of Susan Deyhim (Audio) - El Samah - Fataneh Eghbali - Shari Emami - Nazanin Ezazi - Rana Farahan - Faranak - Fariba - Shadi Fathi - Farzaneh - Leila Forouhar - Simin Ghanem - Googoosh - Googoosh Audio Interviews - Haale - Haale Concert (Gallery) - Shohreh Haghiri - Asita Hamidi - Haydeh - Haydeh Remembered (BBC Persian) - Haydeh (Clips) - Hengameh - Hengameh (BBC Persian Interview) - Maryam Jalali - Shabnam Jaleh - Minoo Javan - Zohreh Jooya - Interview with Zohreh Jooya - Shaghayegh Kamali - Tara Kamangar - Mahasti Kamdar - Mamak Khadem - Golnoush Khaleghi - Anousheh Khalili - Layla - Mona Lili Kayhan - Nasrin Khochsima - Naseem Khozein - Laleh Pourkarim - Azadeh Maghsoodi - Marzieh (Fan Site) - Marzieh (BBC Persian) - Marzieh - Marzieh (Article) - Mahsa - Parisa Mahdad - Rana Mansour - Shadi Mansour - Miras - Mahshid Mirzadeh - Anis Moin - Taraneh Mokarram - Sahba Motallebi - Shaherezade Mowlavi (Opera) - Nazanin - Neda - Negar - Negin - Nosheen - Nooshafarin - Panah - Parisa Montazaran - Parissa - Parissa (Gallery) - Parissa (BBC Persian Audio) - Pirayeh Pourafar - Mitra Rahbar - Raamesh - Gilda Razani - Sepideh Raissadat - Rojan - Rojan Concert (Gallery) - Saba - Susan Roshan - Susan Roshan (Gallery) - Zoya Sabet - Afsaneh Sadeghi (Official Site) - Maliheh Saeedi - Maral Salmassi - Shaghayegh - Gissoo Shakeri - Yasmin Shahmir - Jasmin Shakeri - Sheida - Sheila J - Sheraye - Sepideh - Sepideh Interview (BBC Persian) - Ziba Shirazi - Ziba Shirazi (Gallery) - Shahrzad Sepanlou (Official Site) - Shahrzad Sepanlou (Song Tracks) - Shahrzad Sepanlou (Image/Single "Azadi") - Shakila - Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai - Ziba Shirazi - Nadia Sohaei - shusha - Shohreh Solati - Sousan - Jasmin Tabatabai (Official Site - German) - Jasmin Tabatabai (Fan Site) - Tara - Maryam Toumrai - Sepideh Vahidi - Monir Vakili - Ghamar-ol Molouk Vaziri (BBC Persian) - Azita Youssefi - Azita Youssefi - Pari Zangeneh - ZaZa - Zohreh

Journalists
Christiane Amanpour (ABC) - Farba Amini (IJNET) - Nazenin Ansari (Kayhon London) - Davar Ardalan (NPR) - Shahrzad Ardalan (KIRN) - Parnaz Azima - Tara Bahrampour (NY Times) - Rudi Bakhtiar - Marjaneh Bakhtiari (Radio Sweden) - Afsane Bassir Pour (U.N. Bureau Chief, Le Monde) - Afsane Bassir Pour (Image) - Najmeh Bozorgmehr (Financial Times) - Tala Dowlatshahi (Reporters sans frontières) - Nazi Biglari (VOA Persian) - Gelareh Darabi (CBC) - Fariba Davoodi-Mohajer - Rosie Dehghani - Setareh Derakhshesh (VOA Persian) - Homa Ehsan - Azadeh Ensha (Student/Journalist) - Golnaz Esfandiari (RFE) - Lily Farhadpour - Farnaz Fassihi (WSJ) - Farnaz Fassihi (Audio) - Nazila Fathi (NY Times) - Tannaz Fazaipour (ITN) - Mahin Gorji - BBC Audio (Sports Journalist) - Mojdeh Habibi - Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) - Mahdiyeh Javid (Radio Farda) - Raspina Jannesar (KRSI) - Tara Kangarlou (NBC) - Zahra Kazemi (Camera Press Institute) - Anahita Khalatbari (Santa Monica TV Reporter) - Jasmin Khatami (RTL) - Firoozeh Khatibi (Radio Farda) - Nazanin Lankarani (IHT) - Sara Mazloumsaki (SARAjun) - Delphine Minoui (Le Figaro) - Azadeh Moaveni (Time Magazine) - Kamin Mohammadi - Farangis Mohebi (BBC Sports) - Nazanine Moshiri (ITV) - Mandana-Isabelle Naderian (RTL Germany) - Asieh Namdar (CNN) - Ramita Navai (Channel 4 UK) - Farah Nayeri (Blomberg) - Nazanin Rafsanjani (NPR) - Roxana Saberi (NPR) - Farnaz Sajadi (Rodeo Magazine) - Luna Shad - Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson (NPR) - Homa Sarshar (Freelance) - Nazanin Shahrokni (Senior editorof Zanan) - Shahla Sherkat (Publisher of Zanan) - Melissa Shoshahi (Actress/Journalist) - Zohre Soleimani (Photojournalist) - Golnoush Niknejad (Tehran Bureau) - Ladan Roxy Ziapour (Entertainment Correspondent ) - Azita Ziaei (Photojournalist) - Shally Zomorodi (Reporter/TV Anchor)

Novelists
Farzaneh Aghaeipour - Shirin Amani Azari - Gelareh Asayesh - Nassim Assefi - Afsan Azadi - Tara Bahrampour - Simin Danishvar - Mahru Elahi - Camelia Entekhabifard - Sattareh Farman Farmaian (Officail Site) - Farnaz Fassihi - Anahita Firouz (Official Site) - Zarah Ghahramani - Zohreh Ghahremani - Soheila Ghodstinat - Farideh Goldin - Farkhondeh Hajizadeh - Afschineh Latifi | Gallery - Laleh Khadivi - Porochista Khakpour | Interview - Nastaran Kherad - Mehrnoush Mazarei - Marsha Mehran - Shokooh Mirzadegi - Melody Moezzi - Kamin Mohammadi - Farnoosh Moshiri - Gina Nahai - Angella Nazarian - Susanne Pari - Nahid Rachlin - Zoya Pirzad - Roxana Saberi - Marjane Satrapi (Illustrator) - Nadia Shahram - Nahid Sewell - Roxana Shirazi (Pen Name) - Maryam Tabibzadeh - Goli Taraghi - Goli Taraghi (BBC Persian) - Mehri Yalfani

Poets
Mana Aghaee - Farinaz Aryanfar - Mina Assadi - Simin Behbehani - Roshanak Bigonah - Tina Ehrami - Parvin Etesami - Forugh Farrokhzad (Official Site) - Pooran Farrokhzad - Saghi Ghahraman - Maryam Heidarzadeh - Maryam Hoole - Laleh Irani - Taraneh Javanbakht - Sepideh Jodeyri - Sheema Kalbasi - Sheema Kalbasi Reading - Ziba Karbassi - Mimi Khalvati - Azadeh Maleki - Melody Moezzi - Robab Moheb - Partow Nooriala | "Ensanam man" (Audio) - Zinat Pirzadeh - Alamtaj Qaemmaqami - Shirin Razavian - Mahboudeh Shad - Fariba Shadkohan - Bahare Shirzad - Hila Sedighi - Sholeh Wolpe - Katayoon Zandvakili - The Poetry of Iranian Women: A Contemporary Anthology - Women's Poetry Magazine - Women Poets I - Women Poets II

Writers
Nooshin Ahmadi - Mahshid Amirshahi - Farnaz Arbabi (Writer/Theatre Director) - Negar Azimi - Afsaneh Bahrami (Writer/Performer) - Tara Bahrampour - Roshanak Darioush - Jasmin Darznik - Firoozeh Dumas - Camelia Entekhabifard (Writer/Journalist) - Leila Farjami (Writer/Poet) - Lisa Farjam - Patrice Farameh - Zoe Ghahremani - Soheila Ghodstinat - Ezzat Goushegir - Farkhondeh Hajizadeh - Farkhondeh Hajizadeh (Pen Org) - Roya Hakakian - Zara Houshmand - Esther Kamkar - Persis Karim - Laleh Khadivi - Pirayeh Khalili - Porochista Khakpour - Pari Mansouri - Mehrnoosh Mazarei - Azar Nafisi - Bahiyyih Nakhjavani - Manijeh Nasrabadi - Manijeh Nouri-Ortega - Ghazal Omid - Saideh Pakravan - Susanne Pari - Shahrnush Parsipur - Shahrnush Parsipour (Gallery) - Susanne Pari - NPR Audio - Nasrin Parvaz - Massoume Price - Shiva Rahbaran - Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich - Mahasti Shahrokhi - Nilofar Talebi - Maliheh Tirehgol - Lila Azam Zanganeh - Female Playwrights - More...


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