Narratives that pit secular protesters against a religious regime do not necessarily explain the protests in Iran or what they are calling for.
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The five Iranian teenagers were arrested and forced to apologise – but the dance challenge continues to go viral.
Critics have said Australia should impose tougher sanctions on Iranian officials for the regime’s crackdown on protesters. But sanctions alone are not likely to work.
Criminal trials in these courts often occur behind closed doors presided over by clerics, and there’s often no evidence beyond a confession extracted by means of torture.
The veil as a symbol of oppression has once again moved to center stage in Iran, but it’s important to know about the history of veiling – and mandatory unveiling.
Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
The autocratic regime of Ayatollah Khamenei is coming under pressure like never before.
Protesters call for a change in rules over what women are forced to wear in Iran. An expert tells us what the law says.
The hijab, which was forced on all Iranian women after the 1979 revolution, is a tool of oppression.
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PhD Candidate in International Relations, Deakin University; Dublin City University
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
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Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona
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