Populism and Feminism in Iran
Author | : Haideh Moghissi |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 1996-12-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 033367412X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780333674123 |
Rating | : 4/5 (123 Downloads) |
Download or read book Populism and Feminism in Iran written by Haideh Moghissi and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-12-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women presented the first effective challenge to the Islamic regime and the clerical authority in post-revolutionary Iran. Women's activism in support of their legal rights and personal freedom, however, did not develop into a strong movement against the rising fundamentalism. The Iranian socialists did not support women's autonomous organizations. The convergence of the Left's populism with Islamic populism, and the influence of the Iranian/Shiite political culture that promotes male authority and female submission, could not reconcile with women's claims to individual rights, choice, and personal freedom and their struggle for autonomy and self-determination in private or public life.