Islamic Revolution
Who are Iran’s morality police? A scholar of the Middle East explains their history
By Pardis Mahdavi — December 13, 2022
(The Conversation) — Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts of the Middle East even prior to the date.
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, worry and unity
By Sylvia Hui — October 12, 2022
LONDON (AP) — Many in the diaspora community say they feel an unprecedented unity of purpose and affinity with the demonstrations at home.
The Iranian government is targeting Baha’is in Yemen. We’ve seen this before.
By James Samimi Farr — November 28, 2018
(RNS) — If we allow the condemnation of 22 Baha’is to death in Yemen, what will the world have actually learned?
Iranian women protest obligatory headscarf
By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2018
(RNS) — The women appear to be following the lead of a 31-year-old protester identified as Vida Movahed, who took off her headscarf on the same street in late December. She was detained for a few weeks and then released.
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