In 1942, Dr. Fatemeh Sayyah became Iran’s First Female Professor when she was awarded the chair of Russian Language and Comparative Literature at Tehran University.
Parvin E'tesami (March 17, 1907 – April 4, 1941) is one of Iran’s unmatched cultural treasures. She began composing poetry at the age of 8. By the age...
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Forough Farrokhzad (December 29, 1934 - February 13, 1967) was the first Iranian poet to promote the culture of women in poetry. Expressing her thoughts on discrimination and...
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Ashraf os-Sadat Marzieh (March 22, 1924 – October 13, 2010), known professionally as Marzieh, was a Tehran-born singer of Persian traditional music. Known as the great diva of...
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Simin Behbahani Iran's lady of poetry is no longer among us but will be forever remembered through her beautiful poems depicting the pain of our people and country....
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Alenoush Terian was born in Tehran on November 9, 1920. Her Father translated parts of Shahnameh (a masterpiece by Iran’s great poet, Ferdowsi) into Armenian language. Her mother...
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The clerical regime is the main culprit “Climate Change in Iran; women are the prime victims, the clerical regime is...
NCRI Annual Report 2022; Iranian women lead the fight for freedom and equality On the eve of International Women’s Day,...
The Iranian Judiciary covers up violence against women In today’s Iran, we witness the constant spread of violence against women....
Female political prisoners are victims of torture in Iran The United Nations declared June 26 the International Day in Support...
Six million widows and counting International Widows Day, June 23, is a United Nations ratified day of action to raise...
June 20 marks the beginning of the Iranian people's resistance for freedom and democracy in 1981. Iran’s women pioneer their...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.
