Iranian Women’s Role in Science and Education: a historical study

Women have never achieved an equal status as men in the history of scientific work. Historical study of women’s roles and participation in the world and Iran shows that there is not a significant distinction between western women and Iranian women’s status in scientific work until the last decades of the nineteenth century. Before this […]

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Emotional Exchange, Discourse of Martyrdom and Self-sacrifice

The difference between death and Martyrdom in Iranian-Islamic culture is an irrefutable fact. Death is considered to be an inevitable fact, while martyrdom is considered to be a passage to the highest stages of human accomplishment. Devotion and self-sacrifice are critical concepts for understanding the discourse of martyrdom in Iranian culture. Although the concept of […]

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Violence in Premarital Relationships: an Exploratory Research in Iran

Violence against women is still happening around the world, generating physical and psychological pain and disability for many of its victims. Violence in premarital relationships is an implicit aspect of the widespread abuse against girls and women in traditional societies. Young girls who get involved in premarital relationships are very vulnerable to all forms of […]

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