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- ... an exhibit that “refutes the conventional idea that Arab and Iranian women are oppressed or powerless, illuminating the fact that women are creating some of the most significant photographic work in the ...
- Created on 01 April 2016
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- Created on 21 March 2016
- 43. 12 Brilliant Female Mathematicians You Should Know
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- ... American women in STEM. 12. Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-Present) Mirazakhani is an Iranian mathematician who currently serves as a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. As a high school student, ...
- Created on 14 March 2016
- 44. 52 Weeks of Directors: Samira Makhmalbaf
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- ... most influential directors as part of the second wave of Iranian New Wave cinema. Iranian film was originally reflective of popular cinema of Hollywood and India, rather than reflecting the country’s ...
- Created on 26 February 2016
- 45. Iran Once Offered Free Birth Control to All Its Citizens, and It Was Amazing
- (Feminism)
- ... interpretation of Islam. The family-planning program, now thought of as being too “Western,” was dismantled. Then, in 1980, Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded the country, and hundreds of thousands of Iranians ...
- Created on 14 January 2016
- 46. 5 Amazing Women Who You Probably Forgot Are Muslim
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- ... 5. Anousheh Ansari Not only is the Iranian American Ansari a multilingual electrical engineer, she is most notably the first Muslim woman to have gone to space, and the first woman to self-fund her ...
- Created on 14 December 2015
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- ... More At Bust.com: Mia Hamm's Most Inspiring Moments Will Pump You Up For The World Cup Iranian Women Cheer For Their Home Team During The World Cup - Illegally Sassy Youtuber Explains The Rules Of Soccer ...
- Created on 06 July 2015
- 48. Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan On Her Sundance Success And Upcoming Role On ‘Girls’
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- ... trouble coming out as bisexual to her Iranian-American family. The movie follows the highly-relatable theme of finding oneself in the world—and it’s also hilarious, with sardonic-but-loving view of ...
- Created on 15 January 2015
- 49. Iranian Child Bride Razieh Ebrahimi Faces Execution
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- ... they are instead experiencing a life full of violence with no legal support. They eventually kill themselves or their husbands to end this vicious circle," London-based Iranian lawyer Shadi Sadr told The ...
- Created on 29 June 2014
- 50. Iranian Women Cheer for their Home Team During the World Cup - Illegally
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- ... excited men was deemed “un-Islamic.” To enforce this ban during the heat of the World Cup, Iranian authorities warned local businesses not to air the sporting event on their televisions. Many ignored the ...
- Created on 25 June 2014
