Abstract In Iran, the politically sanctioned discourses of embodiment and body management are based on binary notions of gender and ...
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In Islamic law, kinship is defined by consanguineal and affinal relationships. Birth and Islamic marriage are important events that define ...
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Abstract: This article explores perceptions of Iranian academics of the relationship between women’s physical appearance and academic achievements. The research ...
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Abstract: The Safavid dynasty ruled Persia between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries and is known as a turning period in ...
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I am often asked about Iran and the lives of Iranian women, especially why they are overeducated when compared to ...
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In the past few days, there have been massive demonstrations and protests in Iran (incl. my hometown(s)) that have been ...
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I had discussed elsewhere that in contemporary Iranian society, sexuality is regulated by traditional cultural restrictions, prohibitions, taboos, and indirect ...
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Beauty and body management are important aspects of women's everyday life in Iran (as I imagine in many other contexts) ...
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I have enjoyed every minute of the Star Trek: Discovery thanks to the great story-line, multiplicity of narratives, and complex ...
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When I first came across the original article published by Babe magazine, I found it painful and difficult to read ...
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Femininity is not merely a psychologically or biologically defined attribute. Despite the significance of biological and psychological mechanisms in the ...
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This study investigated Iranian female amateur riders’ experiences and perceptions of horse riding in a sport arena largely appropriated by ...
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This article addresses Iranian women in higher education and their contemporary position in academia in Iran. By systematically reviewing available ...
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The phenomenon of street children is a common aspect of a few big Iranian cities, especially the capital city. They ...
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In contemporary Iranian society, sexuality is regulated by traditional cultural restrictions, prohibitions, taboos, and indirect regulations due to the country's ...
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Um dos temas caros para o Circuito Acadêmico é a produção e circulação desiguais do conhecimento científico no mundo. No ...
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The right to the city - conceptualized by Henry Lefebvre - consists of two-component: the right to appropriate spaces and ...
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Iranian sociological streams and trends are, as in some other eastern countries, deeply affected and dominated by western scholars’ thoughts ...
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Violence against women is still happening around the world, generating physical and psychological pain and disability for many of its ...
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Sexual violence and victimization continues to be a significant problem worldwide. The patriarchal value system is helping the continuation of ...
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Months ago, in a class of my doctorate program, a male classmate and the professor started a discussion about educated ...
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Many young women in Iran experience sexual disturbance and molestation in urban public spaces. Still, they usually do not refer ...
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The right to the city is a concept introduced by Henry Lefebvre in the 1960s and further developed by David ...
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Women have never achieved an equal status as men in the history of scientific work. Historical study of women's roles ...
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The difference between death and Martyrdom in Iranian-Islamic culture is an irrefutable fact. Death is considered to be an inevitable ...
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Violence against women is still happening around the world, generating physical and psychological pain and disability for many of its ...
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