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Marta Krzesińska
Oct 13, 20222 min read
'No to Hijab' protests in the West
Following #Jina#MahsaAmini 's death, strikes supporting Iranian women's rights have begun worldwide. Many feminists’ organisational...
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Anupama Ghosh
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Hijab wearing vs. Removing the Hijab (India vs. Iran) - A question of choice
History is replete with examples of how women and marginalised communities have been at the receiving end in wars and conquests. The...
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Amber Johansen
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Women in the Iranian revolution
Although the current uprising in #Iran may seem unprecedented, it is in fact part of a deep-rooted and longstanding women’s #resistance...
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Sophia Graziano
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Iranian protest songs
Music has traditionally played a key role in riots and revolutions as it represents an extremely powerful and direct means of...
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Upasana Ghosh
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Women in Iran
The 1979 Revolution in Iran replaced the authoritarian monarchy with a theocratic government under Ayatollah Khomeini. Under this regime,...
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Marta Krzesińska
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Curbing freedom in the digital age
When the mass protests started after the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran started limiting...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Rage against the regime
On September 16, Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini died after spending three days in a coma induced by severe trauma to the head while in...
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Anna Martinez
Feb 3, 20222 min read
Refugees are people - Masih Alinejad
Masih Alinejad is an #Iranian#journalist and #humanrights defender who has been nominated for this year’s #Nobel Peace Prize for her...
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Wiktoria Cacace
Jan 27, 20223 min read
Polish refugees
Attitudes towards #refugees remain negative among a large part of Polish society, which is why today, while we commemorate the victims of...
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Rethinking Refugees
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Polish refugees in Iran
Did you know that since 1942 Iran has given a shelter for app. 120 thousands Polish refugees released from Soviet prisons or evacuated...
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Rethinking Refugees
Jan 23, 20212 min read
Persian architecture
Iran ranks seventh in the world in terms of possessing historical monuments, museums, and other cultural attractions and is recognized by...
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Rethinking Refugees
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Rumi poetry and philosophy
Jalal-ad-Din-Muhammad Rumi, commonly known as Rumi (1207-1273), was a Persian poet, sage, and master, as well as a Sufi theologian and...
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Rethinking Refugees
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Islamic revolution in Iran, 1979
The Iranian Revolution was a series of important political events that happened in Iran. It culminated in the replacement of the Pahlavi...
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