A Nation in Turmoil, A Field in Crisis
The Upshots of Woman, Life, Freedom”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8967765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Firoozeh Kashani‐Sabet (0000-0003-1810-8258, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 777-785 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743823001460 |
| OpenAlex | W4390746641 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
By now, it is well known that the murder of the Kurdish woman, Jina Mahsa Amini, last fall sparked nationwide protests in Iran. Aside from Jina, many other young protestors were killed, imprisoned, or permanently disabled, as security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran began blinding demonstrators by firing rubber bullets at their eyes. 1 These ghastly scenes were accompanied by other disturbing and violent acts that included the raiding of universities, sexual abuse of students, targeting of minority populations, and shockingly the execution of young men for their involvement in these fracases. 2 The Woman, Life, Freedom (Persian: Zan, Zendegi, Azadi ; WLF) uprising, which erupted in response to gender discrimination in the Islamic Republic, promptly embraced other social causes. What began as gender protests amplified people's strident cries against political repression in Iran. Despite raising awareness of a range of sociopolitical problems in Iran, the gender focus of this movement remains its singular achievement. This uprising,whose slogan (Kurdish: Jin, Jiyan, Azadi ) gained inspiration from the struggles of Kurdish women fighters, has put gender issues center stage and restored women's presence as primary agents of change in Iranian society
Criminology · Islam · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |