http://themoderatevoice.com/36954/irans-youth-and-womens-movement-analyzed/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/36954/irans-youth-and-womens-movement-analyzed/comment-page-1/#comment-193424 mpage Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:42:13 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=36954#comment-193424 Readers might be interested in a prescient 2006 report that traces the history of Iranian women’s struggles for their rights. Iranian women have long allocated funds for women's empowerment, by working with civil society groups, and by organizing workshops and educational programs. They are also leading in the use of electronic and mass media as part of their push for rights. Its key finding? “The struggle for women’s rights is fully intertwined with the larger struggle for democracy.” The report can be found at: <a href="http://www.huntalternatives.org/iran.cfm" rel="nofollow">www.huntalternatives.org/iran.cfm</a> Readers might be interested in a prescient 2006 report that traces the history of Iranian women’s struggles for their rights. Iranian women have long allocated funds for women's empowerment, by working with civil society groups, and by organizing workshops and educational programs. They are also leading in the use of electronic and mass media as part of their push for rights. Its key finding? “The struggle for women’s rights is fully intertwined with the larger struggle for democracy.” The report can be found at: http://www.huntalternatives.org/iran.cfm

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/36954/irans-youth-and-womens-movement-analyzed/comment-page-1/#comment-190962 JSpencer Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:40:59 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=36954#comment-190962 Thanks for the excellent article. Given the age demographic in Iran and advances in global information and communications, it's hard to believe the evolution of greater freedoms isn't inevitable. But how much blood will be shed in the effort to shake off Iran's ignorant and powerful oppressors? Thanks for the excellent article. Given the age demographic in Iran and advances in global information and communications, it's hard to believe the evolution of greater freedoms isn't inevitable. But how much blood will be shed in the effort to shake off Iran's ignorant and powerful oppressors?

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