Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic

Not to be confused with Society of Women of the Islamic Revolution.

The Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic (Persian: جمعیت زنان جمهوری اسلامی, Jam’iat-e Zanan-e Jomhouri-e Islami) is an Iranian reformist political party. It was the first officially registered party of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]

Its stated goal is introducing "genuine Islamic culture", supporting "the rights of the oppressed", and facing "out superpowers' imperial culture, racism and zionism," along with enhancing women's "scientific, intellectual and cultural capabilities", women's rights, "increased women's participation".[2] It has been described as "promoting" the Islamic Republic "through sponsoring candidates for the Majlis and participated in international conferences".[3] The society is also known as the Women's Association of the Islamic Republic[4] and the Society of the Women of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[3]

The secretary general of the society has been Zahra Mostafavi, a daughter of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1] Nida, is the official quarterly organ of the society.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic". Princeton University. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b Official website Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Accessed August 27, 2009
  3. ^ a b Women in Iran: Gender politics in the Islamic republic By Hammed Shahidian Accessed August 23, 2009
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Afshar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).