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Sanam Anderlini speaks to BBC World News about Iran Hijab Protests

ICAN’s ED Ms. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini speaks to BBC World News about Iranian women’s hijab protests

Iran After Protests: Change Does Come

By Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
If past events are any predictor of the present, it would be erroneous to assume that they will result in either the status quo remaining or the hardline reasserting control.

Women in Iran’s Parliament: Opportunities and Challenges

By Sussan Tahmasebi
Iran’s tenth parliament will begin its term in June boasting many firsts, including the highest number of female parliamentarians.

The One Million Signatures Campaign: An Effort Born on the Streets

By Sussan Tahmasebi The One Million Signatures Campaign, is an effort designed to raise awareness among the public through face to face discussions and collection of signatures of citizen on a petition addressed to the Iranian parliament. The petition asks that laws...

Breaking Through The Iron Ceiling: Iran’s New Government And The Hopes Of The Iranian Women’s Movements

Iranian women’s rights activist and ICAN MENA Director Sussan Tahmasebi shared her insights with the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)’s Rochelle Jones about Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani, and what this could mean for Iranian...