Women in Iran: 40 years of saying NO to the Islamic Republic and Political Islam

Women and the Iran-Iraq war

The Iran-Iraq war, which left more than one million dead, was, according to Khomeini, a “divine blessing” for the Islamic Republic. The war allowed the Islamic Republic, through the militarization of society and the mobilization of Iranian nationalism, to launch a comprehensive campaign to finalise the repression of workers’ councils, impose compulsory veiling and to consolidate the Islamic state.