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

Against patriarchal and Islamic culture

A huge cultural battle is taking place in Iranian society. It’s the battle of dance and happiness and respect for human beings against the culture of mourning, enmity with music and interference in one’s private life; the struggle for the freedom of sexual relations, sexual orientation, the right to divorce, etc., and against Islamic and patriarchal culture, morals, laws and traditions… This battle has put the Islamic Republic under such immense pressure that its leaders speak of their defeat in the fight against a “cultural invasion”. Women are at the forefront of this battle.