Women in Iran: Before 1979 & After 1979
Pictures above (click to enlarge) show the latest round of state crackdown on women who have not fully observed their Islamic dress code. The way Iranian women push back their scarves and cheekily show their hair is often praised by Islamic Republic apologists as how "liberal" Islamic Republic is. They conveniently forget that Hejab was not compulsory before 1979 and many Iranian women chose not to wear any scarves or hejab at all.
Just take a look at these pictures before Khomeini's 1979 Islamic reign of terror :
Magazine Covers: 1978: Photo shoot (5), (4), (3), (2), (1)
1974:* Googoosh, Miss Iran 1974
1966: Mitra Nikan-Pour, baby
1966: Miss Teen International competition
1965: Sima Izadjou: Dokhtar-e Bahaar (Miss Spring)
1965: Sima Izadjou1965:
1965: First Miss Iran competition
1972: * Afarin, Movie Star
1960: * Alice, Movie Star
Miscellaneous* (magazine covers: Singers, Celebrities, movie stars, film posters...)
1956: Group cartoon of 61 celebrities*
Homa Ehsan quits TV job*
* Actors: "Soltan Sahebgharan"
* Actors: "Agha-ye Marbooteh"
* Film poster: "Shekaar-e Shohar"
* Film poster: "Khashm-e Kolee"
* Film poster: "Tanhaa Haamee"
* Film poster: Shab-e Aftabee"
* More film posters:
CHESHM ENTEZAR--
AROOS-E FARANGIE --
STORM OVER PETRA
Magazine Covers before 1979:
*Click to enlarge.
ABF, for the promotion of human rights and democracy in Iran
11 comments:
It's simply awful Serendip. This is a repeating pattern and it is so awful, I can never get used to it. It is so shameful to look at the photos. Nice collection of pictures you have in this piece. Ba ejazeh, I might borrow a few! Be good.
Such beautiful women...
Rosemary and Nazy: Please spread the word...people still don't understand how Iranian women used to live before 1979...
It's an interesting set of photos...
I've seen the pics you've posted of women being forced to cover up by goon squads, or even just adhereing to the dress codes, since '79.
These are a fascinating contrast. They are definitely more conservative than anything in the West today (and I think that is only partly due to their dating to the '60s and '70s; muslim societies are conservative), but they would also not be too out of place on Western magazines today, either.
Definitely thought provoking.
Dear Michael: What's interesting is that you find your grandmothers and your mother had more freedom growing up in the 60's and 50',30's than you do in 2007.
Michael: an iranian female blogger (forgot her name) said it best and more poetical than me: "there is now one generation of iranian women who don't know the feeling of the warm wind in their hair".
I'm Turkish..ı hope we will never end up like Iran!
Beautiful pictures,thanks for sharing!
Did any of you people stop to think that there may be Iraninan women who are proud to be Muslim and want to cover. Why is emulating the west the only thing considered beautiful. Sure these pictures are beautiful but let us compare the rates of anorexia, bulimia and addiction to plastic surgery in the west and in Islamic nations.
Did any of you people stop to think that there may be Iraninan women who are proud to be Muslim and want to cover. Why is emulating the west the only thing considered beautiful. Sure these pictures are beautiful but let us compare the rates of anorexia, bulimia and addiction to plastic surgery in the west and in Islamic nations.
^^^^ MORON
Nice post and very interesting. Thanks for the pics and information
greetings
Wow - I lived in Iran in 1976-77-78 and the change that has occurred is amazing. To the poster that asked if people had thought about whether these women wanted to wear it for religious purposes - I can tell you from living there - the majority of them do not want to - it is forced upon them.
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