{"id":303434,"date":"2023-03-09T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303434"},"modified":"2023-05-02T18:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T17:37:11","slug":"iranian-womens-century-old-struggle-and-its-victory-helps-womens-rights-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iranian-womens-century-old-struggle-and-its-victory-helps-womens-rights-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Women\u2019s Century-old Struggle and Its Victory Helps Women\u2019s Rights Globally\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303435\" title=\"iwd2023 ncri rajavi crowd 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-1.jpg\" alt=\"iwd2023 ncri rajavi crowd 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 8 marks International Women\u2019s Day, an occasion to consider the situation of half of the world\u2019s population and the progress of the equality movement. While in many countries, women have made considerable progress in achieving acquiring equal rights and enjoying fundamental rights, Iranian women have been fighting for over a century to attain equality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Iranian women have paid an immense price for equality and freedom, earning them the leading role in Iranian society, particularly in the revolution in the making to topple the ruling misogynous regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Thus, their eventual victory will be a major breakthrough for the women\u2019s rights movement and activists globally. This point was highlighted during an international conference on March 4 in Belgium, where renowned female politicians and women of high accomplishments attended to share their thoughts and experiences.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632044624754757632?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer<\/a>, former German Minister of Defense (2019-2021), praised the Iranian women\u2019s power, describing it as \u201ca sign of humanity, of determination that goes far beyond Iran&#8217;s borders.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303436 alignright\" title=\"Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer 1 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annegret-Kramp-Karrenbauer-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer 1 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annegret-Kramp-Karrenbauer-1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annegret-Kramp-Karrenbauer-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Annegret-Kramp-Karrenbauer-1-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYou are an inspiration to women around the world and especially to us who are allowed to live as women in a free world. It is not about giving women a little more freedom. It is not about abolishing the obligation to wear a headscarf,\u201d she said, rejecting this claim in the West that Iranian women\u2019s demands are limited to the abolishment of mandatory veiling or whether Iranians want to replace the clerical regime with the deposed monarchy, who also regarded women as second-class citizens. \u201cIt is about something very fundamental, about the right of every human being, whether male or female, young or old, whether they belong to a minority or a majority, to shape their life the way they want. It is a human right, and it is inalienable. It is not about replacing one dictatorship with another,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other speakers joined former Germany\u2019s Minister of Defense. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632098251531853825?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Rama Yade<\/a>, former French Minister of Human Rights, underlined that it would be na\u00efve to reduce the Iranian women\u2019s \u201cresistance to the veil. They fight to be free to be whatever they want. Despite the risks, they are fighting for a profound change in society in Iran.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">L<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632051625937313793?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">atifa A\u00eft Baala<\/a>, Member of the Parliament of Brussels, joined other speakers in emphasizing, \u201cThe struggle of Iranian women and the entire Iranian society is not limited to the question of the compulsory hijab. It is a fight for freedoms and fundamental rights, for gender equality, the rights of minorities, whether ethnic or not, and the end of the violence by a regime for the physical integrity and morality of a whole people.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She also noted that Iranian \u201cWomen will overthrow this most misogynistic regime in the world! It is no coincidence that for four decades now, women have found themselves in this fight alongside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> for her political leadership in the Iranian resistance movement.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303437 alignleft\" title=\"Prof. Yakin Erturk 1 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Prof.-Yakin-Erturk-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Yakin Erturk 1 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Prof.-Yakin-Erturk-1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Prof.-Yakin-Erturk-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Prof.-Yakin-Erturk-1-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632053899719745536?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Yak\u0131n Ert\u00fcrk<\/a>, the former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, referred to the decades of the Iranian women\u2019s struggle for freedom, underlining their role in both the anti-monarchial revolution in 1979 and the revolution in the making in the country. \u201cWomen of all standings were at the forefront of the 1979 revolution in anticipation of a free Iran.,\u201d she said, reminding the audience that \u201cChange cannot come without the Iranian woman. The regime is well aware of the increasing power of the women\u2019s movement, particularly now that it is its cause has converged with protests over economic and ethnic grievances. Iranian women&#8217;s cause and their destiny have a bearing on the destiny of women around the world whose lives are threatened in fundamental ways, in remarkably similar ways around the world. Therefore, the struggle of women in Iran is relevant and is the cause of woman&#8217;s struggle globally.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632050825060130816?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominique Attias<\/a>, President of the European Law Society Federation, also underlined that if Iranian women are at the forefront of the fight is \u201cindicative of a long and painful struggle waged by women of all ages from all regions of Iran.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey have carried the torch of struggle generation after generation. Now, supported by courageous young Iranians who also yearn for freedom, they come to say: enough, enough; Neither Shah nor mullahs! No more dictations. Iranian women must be free to choose their clothing, including wearing or not wearing the veil. Down with the law on compulsory veiling! Down with all these laws that violate women&#8217;s rights, that judge and enslave them,\u201d Ms. Attias added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The conference\u2019s keynote speaker was Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and the first female secretary-general of Iran\u2019s principal opposition group, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) from 1989 to 1993. Mrs. Rajavi has paved the way for female members of the MEK to take leading positions in the movement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303438 alignright\" title=\"Candice Bergen Harris 1 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Candice-Bergen-Harris-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Candice Bergen Harris 1 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Candice-Bergen-Harris-1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Candice-Bergen-Harris-1-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Candice-Bergen-Harris-1-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632075141684293634?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Hon. Candice Bergen Harris<\/a>, a former Canadian Member of Parliament, and the Leader of Canada\u2019s Conservative Party (2022) referred to her encounter with the women in MEK, whom she described as \u201chave sacrificed so much, their own family, some of their own hopes and dreams, some of the things that make them a woman, the nurturing, and the joys that they could have had, but they have sacrificed that for a greater joy, a greater calling. They are not competing with each other. They are not trying to get ahead so many times.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe women who are serving for this incredible, incredible not just cause, but purpose, Mrs. Rajavi, have your spirit, and that is the spirit of sacrifice, of lifting each other up,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632033108567502849?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda Chavez<\/a>, former White House Director of Public Liaison, also referred to the leading role of the MEK women and their impact on the Iranian women\u2019s struggle against the misogynous regime. \u201cThere has been, for decades now, an organization and a group that has fought the regime. And that, of course, is the MEK. And it is led by a woman. And Mrs. Rajavi has said that it is not simply the right of women to either veil or not veil, but the right of women to make choices about their own personal life. It is the right of people to be able to choose their own leaders. \u201c\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1632092047787143169?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Grecea<\/a>, former Romanian MP, also praised Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s leadership and \u201cher decades-long efforts in informing the international community to bring human rights and women\u2019s rights to the forefront for an effective and firm policy against the religious dictatorship in Iran.\u00a0 Women are the force for change.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a country where human rights are violated systematically, Iranian women have been fighting for their rights for over a century, inspiring women globally.\u00a0 The international community must support their cause, as it is a fight for the freedom of all human beings. The world community must stand with Iranian women and their resistance against the misogynistic regime that is even threatening world security and peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303440\" title=\"iwd2023 ncri rajavi crowd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd.jpg\" alt=\"iwd2023 ncri rajavi crowd\" width=\"1000\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iwd2023-ncri-rajavi-crowd-696x376.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 8 marks International Women&rsquo;s Day, an occasion to consider the situation of half of the world&rsquo;s population and the progress of the equality movement. 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