Perspective: At its core, the uprising is about decades of patriarchal oppression — and it could be a turning point, Kelly J. Shannon writes.
While Amini’s death was the spark that ignited the protests, the roots of unrest stretch back decades. At its heart, the current uprising is about the Islamic Republic’s four decades of patriarchal oppression and violence against women, as well as the determined resistance of Iranian women to that oppression.
But in 1980, after Khomeini consolidated power, he once again ordered compulsory veiling and fired all female judges. Female protesters again took to the streets, but they could not stop Khomeini’s agenda. The Islamic Republic officially enshrined compulsory veiling into law in 1983, along with other restrictions on women’s rights.The 1980s brought harsh repression for Iranian women, and there was little organized resistance during these years.
Emboldened by their success, Iranian women began organizing in other ways. In 2006, they held a peaceful protest calling for the repeal of discriminatory laws against women. Out of that protest, Iranian feminists formed the grass-roots One Million Signatures for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws campaign, also known as Change for Equality.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Becky G, Brooke Shields, And More Star In SKIMS’ Bra CampaignThe sexy images feature 50 women from “across four decades,” including six very familiar faces.
Read more »
Demonstrators line the Golden Gate Bridge to protest the government of IranThe Golden Gate Bridge was filled with Iranian Americans Sunday as they protested their homeland’s government, and the death of a young woman who died while in Iranian police custody.
Read more »
‘They have nothing to lose’: Why young Iranians are rising up once againIranian protesters in dozens of cities have chanted “women, life and freedom” and “death to the dictator,” rejecting the Iranian Republic’s theocratic rule by targeting one of its most fundamental …
Read more »
Russian mobilization blasted for rounding up sick, disabled and elderlyNew protests erupted Sunday over a mobilization effort so poorly handled that it has triggered widespread anger and controversy, even among Russian officials and top propagandists.
Read more »