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Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution

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Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution
Secretary-GeneralTahereh Taleghani (acting)
FounderAzam Taleghani
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Legalised24 November 1992; 31 years ago (1992-11-24)
NewspaperPayam-e-Hajar

The Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution (Persian: جامعه زنان انقلاب اسلامی) is a nationalist-religious organization in Iran, founded in 1979 by Azam Taleghani.

History

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The organization was founded by Azam Taleghani in the eve of the Iranian Revolution in early 1979.[1] Other prominent members of the group included Badrolmolouk Emampour and Parvindokht Yazdanian.[1]

Taleghani has been quoted as saying "It was in prison that I realized women don’t have their organizations, and that something ought to be done about this", about establishment of the organization and the Islamic Women's Institute of Iran.[2] The organization received an official permission to operate from the Ministry of Interior on 24 November 1992.[3]

It was able to increase its activities during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami.[1] In the 2009 presidential election, the organization endorsed Mir-Hossein Mousavi.[1] The organization is considered close to the Freedom Movement of Iran.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 327. ISBN 9780815654322.
  2. ^ Azizi, Arash (1 November 2019), "Azam Taleghani, Defiant Would-Be President of Iran, Dies at 76", The New York Times
  3. ^ "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. 30 July 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.