Women’s socio-political status in Iran after revolution of 1979

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Women’s socio-political status in Iran after revolution of 1979

Journal Title: Politicus - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue

Abstract

The Persians and Islamists have had different approaches towards politics, and found alliance with the Western world or based their power on the laws of Sharia (at the time of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini). Persians have practiced Shia Islam for centuries, although they have preserved some of their preceding cultural identity, therefore there was some partition between Islamic-Iranians (Islamists) and Persian-Iranians (Persianists) from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution. The 1979 religious revolution established the Islamic Republic of Iran; it was a rejection of Persianist identity, so the Islamists felt to be marginalized which forced them to take action against the Shah of Iran. Khomeini saw the Shah’s political relations with the US as keeping Iran from its Islamic destiny, so he was speaking about a just regime without the government serving its own interest. Islamic cultural and social capital was gained through the practice of Shia ideology and the laws of Sharia through networks of mosques and religious gathering centers which maintained and promoted the Islamic ideology. Women came out of seclusion and played an important role (anti-Shah rallies and demonstrations, pamphlets, using weapons, inspiring family to fight) in the 1979 Islamic Revolution which ended the Pahlavi dynasty. Khomeini’s interpretation of the women’s status and role is unique in comparison to other Islamic thinkers as he greatly and intensively endorsed women’s political rights and their participation in the revolution as a religious duty, so within the context of the Revolution, he was a feminist in his own religious way.

Authors and Affiliations

Yo. S. Mirdamad, M. H. Akbarov, S. A. Mammadov

Keywords

Isalmist Islamic cultural capital Khomeini’s rhetoric Pahlavi regime Iranian revolution women’s role in the Islamic Revolution revolutionary activities post-revolution feminism leftist groups right wing political organizations post-revolution movement post-war reconstruction global feminism

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