Tehran women are challenging long-standing social and legal restrictions by riding motorbikes through the city. Café owner ...

In the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran, women have emerged as some of the most influential and unifying voices, championing secularism, equality and inclusive governance. Over the past 150 ...

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything ...

In an Interview with Mehr News Agency, the Malaysian ambassador to Iran praised Tehran’s Diplomatic Women’s Charity Bazaar ...

In a striking celebration of women’s leadership, Tehran’s Diplomatic Women’s Charity Bazaar blends international culture, ...

One of Iran's highest-ranking female officials outlined to Newsweek measures she said are being taken by the Islamic Republic to boost the role of women in Iranian society amid Western condemnation ...

When West Vancouver psychotherapist and clinical counsellor Poran Poregbal began exploring the inner lives of Iranian women ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death ...

Six women use the power of their camera lenses to illustrate the societal change in Iran since 1979. With a focus on what it means to be a woman living under an oppressive regime, Hengameh Golestan, ...

Senior Revolutionary Guards general, Hassan-Nia, rebuked the president's comments this week, arguing: “Dialogue won’t fix the ...

In Iran, hardline critics are waging a campaign against President Hassan Rouhani to limit his campaign pledge of opening Iran to more social and cultural freedoms. The "culture wars" are as old as the ...

Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian is awaiting trial for working with female dancers and singers after being arrested earlier ...