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Short histories of 65 feminist movements, India and South Asia first. Each has a timeline, links to read more elsewhere, and books from our shelf where we have them. These are starting points, not the last word: tell us what is missing through the complaints box or a discussion thread.
2 movementsMiddle East ×Iran ×2010 to today ×
2017 to 2018
In December 2017 Vida Movahed stood on a utility box on Enghelab (Revolution) Street in Tehran, took off her white headscarf and held it up on a stick. Dozens of women copied the protest; many were arrested.
2022 onwardStill going
Protests that began in Iran in September 2022 after the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in the custody of the morality police, led in large part by women and young people.
Timeline and booksRead more on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
