A newly-converted-to-Islam American woman’s comments about Veil and mehrangizkar.net’s response to it
Saturday 12 May 07
However, if you have stopped wearing bikinis and have chosen to wear Niqab, it does not mean that all Moslem women should “choose” Niqab. That’s all we are saying. As human rights advocates, we believe in having freedom in choosing your clothing. Therefore, we respect your choice. However, we also express our concerns about the rights of Moslem women who do not wish to wear veil as a state mandate.

Political Participation in Iran from the Constitutional Revolution to the Present
Saturday 12 May 07
A 'transition' is defined as the period in which a combination of factors is still paving the way for broad political participation. If a single ideology dominates a period, it should not be called a 'transition' because it lacks necessary political and legal legitimacy. For this reason, we cannot assert that Iran is in a period of transition.

Woman Activist Kar Recalls History of March 8 Celebrations, Interview with RoozOnline
Saturday 12 May 07
the first serious March 8 celebration after the 1979 revolution, aside from the one in 1980, took place in the same year that Shahla Lahiji, Shirin Ebadi and I were in prison for attending the Berlin Conference and the tape murder case. After our release, on March 8, a number of friends, some of whom are in prison today, organized a gathering in our honor. None of us spoke at that gathering; we just thanked our friends. Nevertheless, I saw the first confrontation emerge right there. After the meeting was over, and when people were exiting the room, our cameras and recordings of the gathering were confiscated.

What Women Want
Saturday 12 May 07
If a father or grandfather murders his child or grandchild, he will not be executed. He only has to pay the Diyya. But, according to Iranian Law, the punishment for murder is execution. It is thus obvious that the legislator regards the father as the owner of his child’s life. If a mother murders her child, she will indeed be executed.