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	A Celebration of Women Writers - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/IRAN.html Links to Iranian women writers on the web.
	Bad Jens - http://www.badjens.com/ Iranian feminist newsletter. Includes interviews with Iranian women and articles about women's life in Iran.
	Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation - http://www.homa.org To counter fundamentalist tendencies within the various religious, cultural and social beliefs which result in the oppression or unequal treatment of women and girl-child in different parts of the globe.
	IranDokht.com - http://www.irandokht.com Online Iranian women's community. Provides information on women's health, Persian culture, ethnic concepts, maps and pictures of Middle East.
	BBC News: Iran Police Move into Fashion Business - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6213854.stm Report from Tehran on the police authorities' efforts to encourage women to adopt more conservative dress.

	A Brief History of the Women's Movement in Iran - http://www.payvand.com/women/ An analysis of the women's movement in Iran from Payvand.com.
	Mehr Foundation - http://www.e-mehr.com Non-profit NGO creating economic independence for women.
	Womanhood-Motherhood - http://www.payvand.com/books/womanhood/ Online book by Roya Monajem, discussing the role women in society.
	Women in Fundamentalism - http://dhushara.tripod.com/book/zulu/islamp/wiff/wif.htm Excerpt from a book by Shahin Gerami featuring discussions about family and feminism with Iranian women who are in positions of power.

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