Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2003), author of the best-selling book Iran Awakening, human rights activist, women and children’s advocate, mother, Muslim, and amazing ...
Shaparak "Shappi" Khorsandi (Persian: شاپرک خرسندی) is an Iranian-born, UK-raised comedian. She was born in Tehran, but fled to London from post-revolutionary Iran at the age of three and a half with ...
Still singing for revolution and peace after all these years... Related links: More Music In Support Of Iran: U2 Goes Green In Barcelona Joan Baez Sings We Shall Overcome For People Of Iran ...
... In Shia Muslim views, she is a great figure of sacrifice and strength. In Iran, her birthday is recognized as Nurse's Day. Zaynab was the third child of Ali and Fatimah. She was born in Medina on the ...
... the permit-less mob being thwarted in their attempt to destroy Iran’s ancient city of Persepolis in 1979 for lack of the proper paperwork.
But I’d been preoccupied trying to find – at the last minute ...
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Over the years, we've done tons of other cool stuff, like sharing our peace day wishes, and giving the government of Iran a piece of our minds, not once, not twice, but THREE times.
Wherever we were, ...
Susan notes: from the Daily Ohm, to which you can subscribe here. Photo courtesy of Flickr user .faramarz, who has many other photos from the 2009 protests in Iran. There are certain personality archetypes ...
... a supporter of the Green Movement for change in Iran. Today, Neda will be mourned by hundreds of thousands worldwide, and we will hear the echo of her silent death in the street in Tehran.
Neda, we ...
Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Persian: born 1979 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-Canadian Human Rights Activist, President and Co-Founder of Stop Child Executions. In addition to being an outspoken activist on behalf ...
Marjane Satrapi (born 22 November 1969 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author.
Satrapi grew up in Tehran ...
... my interview with Parisa Hafezi, bureau chief for Reuters in Iran, who is being honored for her courage to report on the violent protests in Iran after the 2009 election.
After the election, riot police ...
Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home.
In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing ...
... night, Pardis Sabeti represents the balance we should all have in our lives. She was born in 1975 in Iran but brought up in Florida and now lives in Massachusetts, United States. Pardis is not only ...
... turn Iraq into a theocracy like Iran, but for now his demands are for direct elections and an end to foreign occupation". Marc Cooper, a former Nation columnist, attacked the assertion that Al Sadr represented ...
Shirin Neshat ????? ???? (born March 26, 1957 in Qazvin, Iran) is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York. She is known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Neshat's parents were ...
On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world when she became the first female private space explorer, the fourth private space explorer, and the first astronaut of Iranian ...
... Ramina Sotoudeh takes every opportunity she can to volunteer with Dubai-based charities. She has also travelled with UNAIDS to Iran where she worked “on the ground” with HIV/AIDS patients. Sotoudeh’s goal ...
... Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and both her parents were active in the Baha'i religious community.
Baha'i values
The Baha'i faith, founded in Iran in 1844, is among the world's fastest-growing ...
... and owner/instructor of 211 MX school, the elite worldwide motocross academy for women.
Naraghi had already made headline news in Iran and worldwide when she decided to go against her country’s laws ...
Susan notes: this article by Iranian lawye and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi really strikes a chord: amazing women never give up...
The protest movement is now a year old – but the feminists at ...
... The Street In Tehran Listen Up Government of Iran: My Mom Has A Message For You! I'm Gonna Ride On Into The Next Town Speak Up, Speak Out, Take The Stage: The World Needs More ...
... unintentionally strayed across a border. Since then, they’ve been interred in Evin prison by the Government of Iran, just as many equally-innocent Iranians are held, tortured, and often executed at ...
The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for
home Friday, getting one last chance to embrace their children but
failing to secure their immediate release.
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... later joined the Iraqi School Project in Syria, where she was teaching refugees. for the last 290 days, she has been in Evin Prison, Iran. We are campaigning for her release, along with that of her ...
... profile say you're located in Iran? 5) Who do you follow? 6) What kind of people are on Twitter? 7) How many people do you follow? 8) What's a tweetup? 9) How old are the "tweeple"? 10) What do ...
... to get conservative Iranian leaders quaking
with fear at "women's abilities to push for change and to thrive
despite gender apartheid."
The campaign is a reaction to
"Boobquake," ...
... Women's Network, a coalition of NGOs, recently blasted the minister of education for trying to separate boys and girls in public schools.
"These ideas are imported from Iran!" she says.
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A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.
Iran is one of the world's most
earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusual ...
... Mothers of Iran. But Zeinali doesn’t march with them anymore.
In January, she was one of 32 arrested by the Revolutionary Guard. While most of the others have since been released, it is believed Zeinali ...
Susan notes: Iranian women will prevail one day. In the meantime, their battle goes on. This excellent post by Elahe Amani, who was once incarcerated in Evin prison for more than three months, shows just ...
The first Iranian woman to take part in the Winter Olympics says she hopes she will be able to inspire Muslim women all over the world to get involved in sport.
Marjan Kalhor has overcome conservative ...
... of Iran: My Mom Has A Message For You! My Mom Thinks It's Unfair. What Do You Think? What Would You Say To A Victim Of Torture? An 80th Birthday Tribute To My Mom Patti Patti & Susan's Dance Video ...
This one speaks for itself:
Related links: Pinkie Patti, Punkie & Pia's Peace Day Poem International Day of Peace Peace One Day Listen Up Government of Iran: My Mom Has A Message For ...
Last week countless people worldwide were sickened by the harrowing personal account of a 15-year-old boy who was almost certainly brutally beaten and raped in an Iranian prison.
This boy's story is ...
My Mom is an amazing woman.
She’s feisty, fiery and passionate about what she believes in.
Her clear belief in what’s right and wrong have served her in good stead over the last 80+ years.
I ...
Susan notes: AWR dedicates this inspirational song by Era to all people who struggle to be heard around the world, especially the thousands of Iranians who continue to shout Allahu Akhbar (God is Great), ...
Susan notes: an amazing tune by the amazing Dixie Chicks thanks to AWR fan Daniel Quinn and dedicated to all the Green Movement protesters in Iran, and people fighting for freedom, peace and justice around ...
Susan notes: one year after this piece was originally posted, several Iranian women face barbaric deaths by stoning, three young Americans are being held without charge in Evin prison, and the world is ...
... that supports British servicemen and women who have been wounded in conflict.
It’s the story of one Iranian gatekeeper who, shortly after the Iranian revolution of 1979, defied a crowd of more than ...
Susan notes: The YouTube blurb about this video says: "This a public service announcement featuring fifty Iranian Americans:
who we are, what we believe in and why we're for peace. If you know an
American ...
... also for your fantastic story about Iran; and that's what my question is related to. I just wondered if you could comment on the role of citizen reporters versus professional journalists such as yourself, ...
... in Iran.
The world-renowned news hound, who has reported from 36 war zones around the world during his 40-year career, said he and fellow journalists had been “chucked out” of Iran after their short-term ...
Catwalk models at Italian fashion designer Guillermo Mariotto's most recent show wore green wrist bands in a show of solidarity with the "green movement" in Iran.
Mariotto himself wore a ...
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Joan Baez Sings We Shall Overcome For People Of Iran
United For Neda (Divided We Fall) Amazing Tune, ...
Ebadi Ready To Fight For Neda
Ebadi said that Iran's constitution allows people to protest peacefully without permission [EPA]
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... story talks about the important role women are playing in the events in Iran.
Iranian Women At The Core Of Change
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"Lionesses" Of Courage In Iran
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Susan notes: I've posted this short bio of Delaram Ali now to honour all the Iranian women (and men) who struggle today to make their country a better place in which to live. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, ...
I'm following developments in Iran with interest on several different levels. First, it's fascinating to observe transition and change on a macro level as an entire nation experiences yet another revolution ...
As post-election trauma and violence sweep across Iran, the powerfully positive forces of music and dance are also at work transforming our world.
Today, I was exposed to two inspirational musical ...
