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Websites
Avaye Zan Journal (Sweden) - Azadi Zan (Bi-Weekly Journal) - Banovan (Persian) - Bad Jens (Feminist Newsletter) - Dokhtarak - Farzaneh Journal (Women's Studies - Iran) - Hastia - Hastiandish - Irandokht (Comprehensive Portal) - Iranian Feminist Tribune (News & Views) - Iranian Women's News Agency (IWNA) - Iranian Women Organization (Netherland) - Iran Women Sports Federation - Kanoon Zanan - Kurdish Women Network - Lotus Journal (Fashion) - Meydaan - Medusa Journal of Women & Socialism (Sweden) - One Million Signatures Campaign - Payam-e-Zan (Women of Afghanistan) - Radio Ghasedak (Zurich) - Rahai Zan - Rasan - Rojhelat (Kurdish) - Rozaneh Magazine (US) - Shabakeh (Germany) - Shahrzad News (Netherlands) - Shirzanan (Sports) - Silent Half - Women Entrepreneur's NetWork - Women in Iran (News) - Women4peace - Women's Network (Sweden) - Women: Salamiran - Women's blogs - Weblogs - Yazd - Zanan (Iran) - Zanane Iran - Zanestan (Ezine) - Zarathushti/Zoroastrian Women's International Network (ZWIN)

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

Weblogs
Dr. Shirin Ahmadinia - Parastoo Dokoohaki - Dokhtarane Taraaneh - Sanam Dowlatshahi - Sheema Kalbasi - Nazli Kamvari - Maryam Mirza - 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.
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.
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 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 Society-Southern California based group promoting the Iranian culture & Persian Language.
Iranian Women's Study Group of San Diego-Provides education and support on gender issues affecting Iranian Women.
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.
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.
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.
Society of Iranian American Women for Education (SIAWE)-Provides scholarships to qualified Iranian-American youth in Texas.
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
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 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
Iranian female headed households
Iranian women’s movement-by Nahid Motie
Iranian Women and Girls - Victims of Exploitation and Violence-by Sarvnaz Chitsaz and Soona Samsami
Islamic Feminism-by Katajun Amirpur
"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.
Today's Women of Iran are Satisfied with their Family Life (Abrar)
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
Under wraps on the stage: women in the performing arts in post-revolutionary Iran -by Maryam Habibian
Violence Against Women (UNHCHR)
Women's issues - About.com-Provides web resources.
Women in Iran (PBS)
The Struggle for Change: Women and Society (BBC)-This section is part of indepth special report published in 2000.
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 a key factor in Iran-Overview of women's positon in Iran since the revolution.
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's Dress and Islam-by Faegheh Shirazi.
Women & Revolution in Iran (MSU)
Women: Iran Bulletin-A selection of articles.
Woman in the Constitution (ICL)
Women in the Middle East (Yale)-An annotated resource guide to women's web links arranged by topic and country.

Children

Family Law

Statistics
Iran: Demographic Characteristics (ARSH)
Human Development Index (UNDP)
UNICEF Statistics for Iran
UNFPA Statistics for Iran
Gender Profile (World Bank) | Data & Statistics
WISC (Iran)
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Health & Sexuality
Iran: World Health Organisation (WHO)
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Family Planning Association (NGO)
The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality: Iran
UNAids: Iran
Epidemiological Fact Sheet of Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Overview on HIV/AIDS and women in Iran-by Masoumeh Ebrahimi Tavani
Womena & Aids
Innovative Approaches to AIDS in Iran (Asia Society)
Condoms help check Iran birth rate - BBC (April 24, 2002)
Tackling Aids in Iran - BBC (March 20, 2002)
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)
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
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
Women, Main Victims of Suicide in Iran-by Somayeh Askari
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Education
Alzahra University-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)
Number Of Female University Students Rising Dramatically - RFE (November 19, 2003)
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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 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.
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)
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
Qajar Era Women
Women of Iran during the Pahlavi Era-Provides an insight into the status of women during this 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

Video
Brightcove
Google
Yahoo
Youtube

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

News and Opinion
Iran pressed to free campaigner - BBC (April 12, 2008)
Introducing the directors from behind the veil - The Independent (April 11, 2008)
Shusha Guppy: Iranian singer, writer and composer who moved freely among intellectual circles - The Guardian (March 24, 2008)
Maryam Firouz “Iran’s Red Princess” Rememberd - BBC Persian (March 14, 2008)
Iran dissident defies jail fighting for equality - Telegraph (March 2, 2008)
Iran 'targeting' women activists - BBC (February 28, 2008)
Sex change in Iran - BBC (February 26, 2008)
Iran bans female 'Schumacher' - BBC (February 19, 2008)
Turks set to ease headscarf ban - BBC (February 9, 2008)
Dr. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo Lecture - Gallery (January 14, 2008)
Forget the stereotypes: Iran's women are active and organised - The Guardian (January 9, 2008)
The secret lives of us - The Guardian (January 2, 2008)
Prostitution ordeal of Iraqi girls - BBC (December 3, 2007)
Young woman doctor who fell foul of Iran's 'love police' was strangled - The Guardian (December 2, 2007)
Iranian child victim of prostitution - BBC (November 29, 2007)
Iranian court reopens Kazemi case - BBC (November 27, 2007)
Iran launches anti-vice crackdown - BBC (November 12, 2007)
Afghan TV channel seeks models - Telegraph (October 2, 2007)
Beyond the veil: Lives of women in Iran - MSNBC (September 13, 2007)
Afghan women footballers kick off - BBC (August 16, 2007)
Iran's kayakers take crash course in America - USA Today (August 5, 2007)
Women's bill 'unites' Iran and US - BBC (July 31, 2007)
Father-to-be allowed into delivery room for first time in Iran - The Guardian (July 23, 2007)
Iran to intensify dress crackdown - BBC (July 15, 2007)
Gozaar Seminar: Freedom of Expression in Iran - Gallery (June 13, 2007)
Iran talks up temporary marriages - BBC (June 2, 2007)
Iranian Women's Movements and One Million Signatures Campaign (May 22, 2007)
Seized - for showing their hair - The Guardian (May 2, 2007)
Tehran dress code: Iranian views - BBC (April 30, 2007)
Crackdown in Iran over dress codes - BBC (April 27, 2007)
Anger at Iran dress restrictions - BBC (April 23, 2007)
Lives and Images of Women of Ancient Persia - Gallery (April 21, 2007)
Middle East memoirs up for prize - BBC (April 12, 2007)
Sheema Kalbasi Reading & Interview (April 12, 2007)
Dr. Fatemeh Moghadam Lecture: Understanding the Changing Economic Role of Women in Iran (April 8, 2007)
'Halal' Music Makes a Comeback - Time Magazine (March 30, 2007)
Vaziri Wins World Championship, Matches Own World Record - CSTV (March 29, 2007)
Iranian Women Activists Gain Momentum - NPR (March 17, 2007)
For Iranian-born Designer, Fashion Is Ticket to American Dream - USINFO (March 12, 2007)
Iranian women struggle for equality - BBC (March 8, 2007)
Iran police stop women's protest - BBC (March 8, 2007)
Iranian women activists released - BBC (March 8, 2007)
Mehrangiz Kar Lecture & Interview (March 6, 2007)
Iran women arrested over protest - BBC (March 4, 2007)
Iran's speed queen - The Guardian (March 4, 2007)
The One Million Signatures Campaign - Gallery (March 1, 2007)
Anousheh Ansari Lecture & Discussion at UCLA - Gallery (March 1, 2007)
How We Learned to Love the Veil - Azadeh Moaveni (February 22, 2007)
Simin Behbahani pays tribute to Forough Farokhzad - BBC Persian (February 13, 2007)
Iranian taxi company breaks rank to enlist women cabbies - The Guardian (February 2, 2007)
A Genre in the Service of Empire - ZNET (January 31, 2007)
The Tale of Two Nazanins - Video (January 5, 2007) | PR
Sex and shopping brings HIV crisis in Iran - The Guardian (January 3, 2007)
Iran police move into fashion business - BBC (January 2, 2007)
Fashion factor fuels Iran's Aids fears - The Guardian (January 2, 2007)
Spy camera warning for Iran women - BBC (November 24, 2006)
Iranian actor in sex video scandal says ex-fiance faked footage - The Guardian (November 23, 2006)
Iran's fundamentalists push for segregation on campus - The Guardian (November 20, 2006)
Iranian soap star faces lashing after sex tape made public - The Guardian (November 8, 2006)
Iranian Women in Exile Finding Voices Through Literature - Washington File (November 6, 2006)
Book About Wartime Iran a Statement Against Dictatorships - Washington File (November 6, 2006)
Dead woman painting - The Guardian (October 24, 2006)
Angel of Peckham's gift of giving - BBC (October 17, 2006)
Citizenship Rights in Iran: One Step Forward, Many More to Take - Qantara (October 11, 2006)
Iran's female racing champion barred from defending title - The Guardian (October 4, 2006)
Nazanin To Participate In Two Prestigious Events - PR (October 2, 2006) | In Persian
Space tourist in Earth touchdown - BBC (September 29, 2006)
Anousheh Ansari answers a question during a news conference with ISS Expedition 13 and 14 crewmembers - Pars Times/ NASA TV (September 22, 2006)
Women graduates challenge Iran - BBC (September 19, 2006)
Who Will Defend Iran's Women? - Human Events (September 15, 2006)
For Iranian native, trip to space her lifelong dream - USA Today (September 1, 2006)
Muslim Miss England attacks Blair - BBC (August 31, 2006)
Actress Mahtab Keramati appointed UNICEF National Ambassador - PR (August 27, 2006)
Fortune smiles on space race sponsor - BBC (August 23, 2006)
Nazanin, To Be Honored at the United Nations in New York... - PR (August 23, 2006)
Survey: The attitudes of female Iranian immigrants... (August 22, 2006)
Germany gives Iran lesbian asylum - BBC (August 8, 2006)
Message from Shirin Ebadi (August 5, 2006)
Polo players overcome Iran barriers - BBC (July 29, 2006)
Iranian Woman Blazes Trail Into Space - UPI (July 24, 2006)
Execution of a teenage girl - BBC (July 22, 2006)
Iran's fashion police put on a show of chadors to stem west's cultural invasion - The Guardian (July 14, 2006)
US and Iranian peace laureates' delegation urges negotiated solution to the US-Iran stalemate - Nobel Women's Initiative (June 23, 2006)
Women's rights gathering, Tehran - Open Democracy (June 14, 2006)
Iran bloggers back women's protest - BBC (June 13, 2006)
Iran police beat women activists - BBC (June 12, 2006)
Iran 1 Female fans 0 - The Guardian (June 11, 2006)
Women's Gains at Risk in Iran's New Parliament - Women's eNews (June 8, 2006)
Iran's female fans yet to win equality - BBC (June 6, 2006)
Barred from the game they love - Telegraph (June 2, 2006)
The troublemaker - The Guardian (June 2, 2006)
Women and football in Iran - BBC (May 25, 2006)
Shirin Ebadi Lecture and Booksigning - Gallery (May 15, 2006)
Iran women sports ruling vetoed - BBC (May 8, 2006)
Iran clergy angry over women fans - BBC (April 26, 2006)
Sporting chance for Iranian women - BBC (April 24, 2006)
Iran launches Islamic dress drive - BBC (April 21, 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)
Women's rights on Iranian agenda - BBC (March 7, 2006)
Int. Women's Day Demonstartion - Santa Monica (March 7, 2006)
Int. Women's Day Celebration - Gallery (February 25, 2006)
The Secret behind Iranian Traditional Women’s Day - CHN (February 24, 2006)
Iranian activist details dearth of women's rights - Pilotonline (February 22, 2006)
Swedes step ahead on ethnic harmony - IHT (February 17, 2006)
Behind the veil - Telegraph (January 26, 2006)
Reform in Iranian Women Dresses? “Maybe this is the End” - CHN (January 24, 2006)
Iran bans newspaper over photos - BBC (January 2, 2006)
UK Muslim model to make history - BBC (December 10, 2005)
Sport and the scarf - BBC (December 9, 2005)
Sanctioning of Iran by Iranians - Free Thoughts (December 3, 2005)
Women of the World awards gala - Gallery (November 19, 2005)
Ideological Tyranny in Iranian Women's Studies: A Response to Shahrzad Mojab (November 14, 2005)
IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards - Gallery (November 2, 2005)
Parvin Paidar - The Guardian (October 27, 2005)
Across the secular-religious divide (October 27, 2005)
TV show aims to be Afghan Oprah - BBC (October 1, 2005)

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Women's Studies Scholars
Parvin Abyaneh (CSU Pomona) - Fariba Adelkhah (CERI) - Janet Afary (Purdue) - Mahnaz Afkhami (WLP) - Haleh Afshar (York University) - Dr. Shirin Ahmadinia - Masserat Amir-Ebrahimi (CNRS) - Roksana Bahramitash (McGill University) - Houri Berberian (CSULB) - Fatemeh Ebtehaj (U. Cambridge) - Haleh Esfandiari (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) - Haleh Ghorashi (U. Amsterdam) - Shahla Haeri (Boston U.) - 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.) - 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) - Nayereh Tohidi (CSUN) - Shouleh Vatanabadi (NYU)

Women Celebrities
Shohreh Aghdashloo - Christiane Amanpour (CNN) - Anousheh Ansari - Anousheh Ansari (Gallery) - Mary Apick - Rudi Bakhtiar (Gallery) - Rudi Bakhtiar Bio (Fox News) - Rudi Bakhtiar Fan Page - Minu Barati - Minu Barati (El Mundo Article) - Catherine Bell's Official Website - Nadia Bjorlin - Nadia Bjorlin (Gallery) - Niloufar Beyzaei - Shirin Ebadi - Shirin Ebadi (official Site) - Patrice Farameh - Googoosh - Shireen T. Hunter (Director CSIS) - Mehrangiz Kar - Mehrangiz Kar (Official Site) - Jaleh Kazemi - Shahla Lahiji (Feminist) - Dineh Mohajer (Founder of Hard Candy) - CNN Anchors & Reporters - Asieh Namdar - Farah Pahlavi - Shiva Rose - Atoosa Rubenstein (Editor in Chief of Cosmogirl) - Marjan Shaki - Soraya I - Soraya II - Soraya (Image Gallery) - Jasmin Tabatabai (Official Site - German) - Jasmin Tabatabai (Fan Site) - Sally Tadayon - Sally Tadayon (Image)

Career Women
Sarah Afshar (US Marine) - Minoo Afsharirad (Attorney - Iran) - Susan Akbarpour (SiliconIran) - Sara Amir (Environmental Scientist) - Martin Armand (Makeup Artist) - Akram Monfared Arya (Pilot) - Zarrin Azadi (psychology) - Nadia Babayi (Director of Developmnet) - June Badal (RN) - Lailee Bakhtiar van Dillen (Producer) - Golbarg Bashi (PhD Student) - Najmieh Batmanglij (Author-Cookbook) - Najmieh Batmanglij (Washington File) - 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) - Shahla Hosseini (Medical Student) - Azadeh Kahlili (Executive Director) - Mosha Katani (Cosmetics) - Arezoo Kaviani (Celebrity Beautician) - Golareh Lakpour (Pilot) - Pardis Mahdavi (PhD Student) - Dr. Homa Mahmoudi (Psychologist) - Azita Moallef L.Ac.(Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist) - Maryam Mohebbi P.h.D (Sex Therapist) - Mehrangiz Manouchehrian (Lawyer/Feminist) - Elahe Massumi (Video Artist) - Newsha Moraveji (Press Secretary) - Zahra Moussavi (Taxi Driver) - Mandana Naderian (TV Personality-Germany) - Mahvash Navazesh DMD (Associate Professor USC) - Jaleh Oskui (Editor) - Noushin Pajouhesh (Illustrator) - Mahnaz Peymani (Natural Cosmetics) - Zahra Rahnavard (Presidential Advisor) - Nesta Ramazani (Author-Cookbook) - Zohreh "Zoe" Rastegar (Producer/host TV Show) - 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) - Bita Saviss (Entrepreneur) - Azita Sayan (Family Therapist) - Maryam Seyhoun (Curator) - Massoumeh Seyhoun - Sepideh Shayegan (Engineer) - Sudabeh Shoja (Structural Engineer) - Nadia Taylor (Jewelry Designer) - Niloofar Zahedi (Graduate Student) - Ladan Zarabi (Hair Design) - Daughters of Mashyani - Zoroastrian women's hall of fame (ZWIN) - IranDokht Experts - Women (SiliconIran)

Fashion Designers
Katayone Adeli (The Guardian) - Katayone Adeli (Image) - Ani Afshar (Jewelry) - Pegah Anvarian - Shadi Askari - Leila Azar-Kia - Parsua Bashi - Melody Ehsani - Maryam Entezami - Gelareh - Nargess Gharani - Shirin Guild - Amis Haratizadeh Garrigue | Press Release & Image - Shahla Mahdavi - Atoosa Mozaffari - Roshanak Parizadeh - Azadeh Riaz - Behnaz Sarafpour - Forouzan Shahkoopa - Bahar Shahpar - Sanaz Shirazi - Interview with Sanaz Shirazi - Jasmin Shokrian - Shai Tabassi - Mahla Zamani - Farahnaz Zolfaghari - More...

Fashion Models
Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Miss World Canada) - Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Official Site) - Nazanin (Myspace) - Sandra Ahrabian - Jasmynne Ali - Alida Amin - Ramona Amiri (Miss World Canada) - Angylina - Farah Assadi - Nazanin Azimi - Nina Azizi - Simin Bagheri - Tala Bakhtar - Ghezel Bakhtiari - Sahar Biniaz - Sanaz Dehghan - Sanaz Dehghan (UjENA Talent) - Mahsheed (Manoa) Donavan - Samira Esmaeili - Foruzandeh - Bahara Golestani - Sepideh Haftgoli - Dr. Samira Houshiar (Mrs. Iran) - Farnaz Kermaani - Sahar Khadjenoury - Cherry Khalili-zadeh - Yasmin Le Bon (Yahoo) - Yasmin Le Bon (Unofficial Site) - Tianna Loxx (Tajik) - Leila - Sheila Malek (Official Site) - Sheila Malek: Miss Bavaria (The Guardian) - Aida Maleki - Leila Milani - Maryam Massoudi - Mehrnoosh (UK) - Mona - Miss Iran - Miss Iranian (UK) - Sophia Nooshin - Nasanin Nuri - Sheri Nowrozi - Sara Racey-Tabrizi (Official Site) | Gallery - Suesan Rajabi (Miss Colorado 96) - Sarah Shahi | Gallery - Sarah Shahi Fan Page - Sanaz (UK) - Sara-Joleen - Shermine Sharivar - Miriam Shenasi - Interview with Miriam Shenasi - Parsoua Shirzad - Vida Tahamtanzadeh - Elena Tavakoli - Heidi Zadeh - Ziba - Shally Zomorodi (Miss OC 2001)

Fashion & Beatuty
ArayeshWoman - Kelim - by QH
Dukht
Hejab
Lotus Journal (Fashion)
Fashion Directory
Fashion Show
Fashion Show II
Fashion Show III
Pershion

Traditional Women's Costume
Traditional dress of women across Iran
A Rural Woman
Qashqai women

Fashion & Style

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 Karimi (Former MP Holland) - Michaela Noll, formerly Tadjadod (German parliament) - Maryam Yazdanfar (Swedish Parliament)

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) - Mercedes Khani (Bodybuilder) - 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) - Leila Rajabi (Shot-Putter) - Aravane Rezai (Tennis) - Daria Sarkhosh (Gymnastics - Italy) - Zahrah Saveh Shemshaki (Skiing) - Maryam Sedarati (Track & Field) - Laleh Seddigh (Auto Racing) - Sanaz Shahbazi (Taekwondo) - Sanaz Shahbazi Interview - Elham Shakouri (Equestrian) - Taline Tahmassian (Soccer) - Shayesteh Qaderpour (Chess) - Zahrah Vatankhah (Auto Racing) - Leila Vaziri (Swimming) - Mountain Climbing Team - Everst Expedition - Women in Olympics

Arts & Entertainment

Artists
Hengameh Afshar - Ghazaleh Akhavan Zandjani - Pooneh Alizadeh - Anet Abnous - Mah-vash Asadian - Negar Assari-Samimi - Azadeh Azad - Reyhaneh Bakhtiari - Parsua Bashi - Bahar Behbahani - Mojdeh Beheshti - Badri Boroghei - Iran Daroodi - Lili Derakhshani - Iran Darroudi - Shoreh Entekhabi - Nousha Emami - Parvaneh E'temadi - Reyhaneh Falamaki - Fatemeh Farahani - Kianoush Farid - Parvin Farzaneh (Sculpturist) - Bita Fayyazi (Artist) - Nora Gabbai - Mokarrameh Ghanbari - Shirin Ghandchi - Lidia Habibinia - Parvin Heydari Nassab - Taraneh Hemami - Shirazeh Houshiary - Roshan Houshmand - Mia Jafari - Pooneh Jafari Nejad - Maryam Javaheri - Maryam Javaheri (Gallery) - Pantea Karimi - Asal Khosravi - Marjan Khosravi - Katy Kianush - Shahla moazzezi - Tala Madani - Mehnoush Modonpour (Canada) - Marjan Moghadam - Akefeh Monchi-Zadeh - Shamsi Moseli - Mahvash Mossaed - Taraneh Mozafarian - Afsaneh Noori - Giti Norouzian - Guity Novin - Maryam Ovissi - Nazila Pakyari - Zohreh Partovi - Zohreh Partovi (Gallery) - Jila Peacock - Parisa Panahi - Yasmin Rafii - Fahimeh Rahimnia - Asa Soltan Rahmati - Pantea Rahmani - Mojgan Rouhani - Lidia Shahabi - Jasmine Shahbandi - Jasmine Shahbandi (Gallery) - Parima Shahin Moghaddam - Sograh Sadeghi (author/painter) - Zohreh Shahrabie - Hadieh Shafie - Neda Shoaibi - Mahsa Shoeleh - Mahsa Shoeleh (Gallery) - Fereshteh ToosiBita Vakili

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

Photographers
shadi ghadirian - Shirin Neshat - Shirin Neshat (The Guardian) - Shirina Shahbazi - Zohre Soleimani - Newsha Tavakolian - Newsha Tavakolian (Gallery) - 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
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 and Iranian Film (Skidmore College)
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Films: Women's Issues
Abbas Kiarostami's "Ten" (The Guardian)
Darius Mehrjui's "Banu"
Jafar Panahi's "The Circle" (The Guardian)
Maryam Shahriar's "Daughters of the Sun"
Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini's "Divorce Iranian Style"
Tahmineh Milani's "The Fifth Reaction"
Tahmineh Milani's "Hidden Half"
Dariush Mehrjui's "Leila"
Marziyeh Meshkini's "The Day I Became a Woman" (The Independent)
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"

Directors
Pantea Bahrami - Rakhshan Bani-Etemad - Marziyeh Boroumand - Pouran Derakhshandeh - Nastaran Dibai (Writer/Producer) - Mitra Farahani - Aryana Farshad - Rabeah Ghaffari - Manijeh Hekmat - Manijeh Hekmat (Image) - 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) - Marziyeh Meshkini - Tahmineh Milani (PBS) - Tahmineh Milani (Interview) - Tahmineh Milani - Article (The Guardian) - Ziba Mir-Hosseini - Marva Nabili - Shirin Neshat (Short Films) - Mahin Oskouei (Theatre) - Pari Saberi (Theatre) - Pari Saberi (BBC Persian) - Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa - Maryam Shahriar - Mahvash Sheikholeslam (Short Films) - Susan Taslimi - Persheng Vaziri - Ladan Yalzadeh - Parisa Yousef Doust - 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) - Nina Azizi - Mina Badie (IMDB) - Pantea Bahram - - Pouri Banaie - Kamilla Bjorlin (Official Website) - Ana Bayat - Nadia Bjorlin (Official Website) - Nazanin Boniadi - Nazanin Boniadi (IMD) - Chloe Lane Character (Soapcentral) - Parisa Defaie - Shaghayegh Dehghan - Behi Djanati Atai - Sousan Farokh Nia - 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 - Mandana Jones - Shireen Kadivar - Niki Karimi (Official Site) - Niki Karimi (Iran Actor) - Melody Khazae - 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 - Mahaya Petrosian (Official Site) - Mahaya Petrosian Interview (BBC Perian) - Zinat Pirzadeh - Shiva Rose - Interview with Shiva Rose - Carolena Sabah - Goli Samii - Maya Sansa - Maya Sansa (Image) - Sarah Shahi (Bio) - Sarah Shahi (IMDB) - Sarah Shahi (Image) - Sarah Shahi (Yahoo Groups) - Marjan Shaki - Fruzan Seifi - Nadya Shadab - Miriam Shenasi - Parvaneh Soltani - Bahar Soomekh - Ladan Tabatabai - Sussan Taslimi - Farzaneh Taiedi - Hedieh Tehrani - Necar Zadegan - Layya Zangeneh - Perizaad Zorabian - More...

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 - Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh - Salomeh Ghorban - Sahar Hojat Dehghan - Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh - 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) - Leila Sadeghi - Banafsheh Sayyad - Banafsheh Sayyad (Gallery I) - Banafsheh Sayyad (Gallery II) - Niloufar Talebi - Laya Torkaman - Vancouver Pars National Ballet - Parousha Zand

    
Mehrbanou Ensemble

Musicians & Singers
Guity Adjoodani - Asal - Azam Ali - Lilly Afshar - Nahal Afshar & Shab Azma - Elli Alibeik (El Samah) - Leila Arab - Atoosa - Avazeh - Mahvash Azhir - 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) - Rana Farahan - Fariba - Shadi Fathi - Farzaneh - Leila Forouhar - Simin Ghanem - Googoosh - Googoosh Audio Interviews - Haale - Haale Concert (Gallery) - Asita Hamidi - Haydeh - Haydeh Remembered (BBC Persian) - Haydeh (Clips) - Hengameh - Hengameh (BBC Persian Interview) - Maryam Jalali - 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 - Khushboo - Naseem Khozein - Laleh Pourkarim - Marzieh (Fan Site) - Marzieh (BBC Persian) - Marzieh - Marzieh (Article) - Mahsa - Rana Mansour - Shadi Mansour - Miras - Mahshid Mirzadeh - Anis Moin - Shaherezade Mowlavi (Opera) - Nazanin - Neda - Negar - Negin - Nona - Nosheen - Nooshafarin - Panah - Pegah - Parisa Montazaran - Parissa - Parissa (Gallery) - Parissa (BBC Persian Audio) - Pirayeh Pourafar - Mitra Rahbar - Raamesh - Gilda Razani - Rojan - Rojan Concert (Gallery) - Saba - Susan Roshan - Zoya Sabet - Afsaneh Sadeghi (Official Site) - Maliheh Saeedi - Maral Salmassi - Shaghayegh - Gissoo Shakeri - 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) - Maryam Toumrai - Sepideh Vahidi - Monir Vakili - Ghamar-ol Molouk Vaziri (BBC Persian) - Azita Youssefi - Azita Youssefi - Pari Zangeneh - ZaZa - Zohreh

Journalists
Christiane Amanpour (CNN) - Davar Ardalan (NPR) - Parnaz Azima - Tara Bahrampour (NY Times) - Rudi Bakhtiar (CNN) - 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 - 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 - Mahdiyeh Javid (Radio Farda) - Raspina Jannesar (KRSI) - Zahra Kazemi (Camera Press Institute) -