{"id":80637,"date":"2025-11-17T08:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=80637"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:49:52","slug":"free-iran-convention-2025-highlights-iranian-women-as-the-vanguard-of-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2025\/2025\/11\/free-iran-convention-2025-highlights-iranian-women-as-the-vanguard-of-resistance\/80637\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Iran Convention 2025 Highlights Iranian Women as the Vanguard of Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_80703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80703\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80703\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Free-Iran-Convention-2025-Panel-2-Nov-15-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Free Iran Convention 2025 - Panel 2 - Nov 15, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"599\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Free-Iran-Convention-2025-Panel-2-Nov-15-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Free-Iran-Convention-2025-Panel-2-Nov-15-2025-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Free-Iran-Convention-2025-Panel-2-Nov-15-2025-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free Iran Convention 2025 \u2013 Panel 2 \u2013 Nov 15, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"781\">Empowering Iran\u2019s Future: Women at the Core of Democratic Resistance<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"1199\">The second major session of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Free-Iran-Convention-Media-Kit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Iran Convention 2025<\/a>\u00a0, titled \u201cIranian Women and the Legacy of Resistance,\u201d spotlighted how Iranian women\u2014physicians, legal experts, activists, and community leaders\u2014have become the decisive force shaping Iran\u2019s democratic movement. The panel emphasized more than a century of female resistance culminating in today\u2019s organized, women-led struggle within the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"FREE IRAN CONVENTION 2025 - The Path to A Democratic, Prosperous Republic in Iran Sat., Nov 15, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSFXYqqAlVI?start=3877&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1269\">Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad: A Century-Long Path to Leadership<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1842\">\n<li data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1442\">\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1442\">Women\u2019s leadership is the product of 100+ years of struggle, not a sudden development.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1551\">\n<p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1551\">Repression shifted shape from the Constitutional Revolution to the Pahlavi era to the current theocracy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1650\">\n<p data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1650\">The 2022 uprising was built on decades of underground organization led by women and youth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1743\">\n<p data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1743\">Women of all ethnic groups\u2014Azeri, Kurd, Baluchi, Lur, Turk\u2014are active in the resistance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1842\">\n<p data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1842\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">MEK<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a> cultivated systematic women\u2019s leadership through discipline and strategy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1967\">\u201cNo other government has executed more women than Iran\u2019s regime\u2014yet women remain resilient, organized, and determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIranConvention2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIranConvention2025<\/a>, Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad opens panel: \"Women's Rise from Resistance to Leadership.\" NCRI thanks! Iranian women's 100+ yr fight\u2014from 1906 Constitution to Pahlavi &amp; theocracy tyranny. Despite violence, they empower &amp; lead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y0e4mV0SWq\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y0e4mV0SWq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1989728088574558516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2051\">Dr. Azadeh Sami: How Systemic Oppression Created Organized Resistance<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2558\">\n<li data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2152\">\n<p data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2152\">Under the monarchy, elite women were selectively showcased but political women were persecuted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2277\">\n<p data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2277\">The Islamic Republic institutionalized misogyny through compulsory hijab, discriminatory laws, and gender apartheid.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2350\">\n<p data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2350\">Women joined the MEK in large numbers in the 1980s despite backlash.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2469\">\n<p data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2469\">The MEK created an emancipatory leadership structure that placed women in strategic and operational positions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2558\">\n<p data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2558\">Today, women form the core of Resistance Units and a multigenerational diaspora force.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2652\">\u201cSystemic oppression created the urgency; the MEK created a real model for empowerment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Azadeh Sami  highlights how Iranian women's leadership in the resistance grew from decades of oppression under monarchy and theocratic rule. Their strength turned systemic repression into a powerful emancipatory movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIranConvention2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIranConvention2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MjZvAA505V\">https:\/\/t.co\/MjZvAA505V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1989730555680989551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2735\">Attorney Hannane Amanpour: Gender Apartheid by Constitutional Design<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"3249\">\n<li data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2825\">\n<p data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2825\">Inequality in Iran is rooted directly in the constitution under Velayat-e Faqih.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2916\">\n<p data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2916\">Women lack equal rights in marriage, divorce, custody, inheritance, and public office.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"3006\">\n<p data-start=\"2919\" data-end=\"3006\">They are banned from the presidency, judiciary, and positions of power by design.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3121\">\n<p data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3121\">Since 1985, MEK women have risen to senior roles, culminating in Maryam Rajavi\u2019s presidency-elect in 1993.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3249\">\n<p data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3249\">The regime demonizes politically active women\u2014especially mothers\u2014using tactics not seen in other global liberation movements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hannane Amanpour: The Islamic Republic\u2019s constitution enshrines gender-segregated laws denying women equal rights in personal &amp; public life. Yet Iranian women lead the resistance, a powerful sign of hope for Iran\u2019s future. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIranConvention2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIranConvention2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t7le9Jzmbr\">https:\/\/t.co\/t7le9Jzmbr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1989733347053199516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3256\" data-end=\"3328\">Dr. Azadeh Zangeneh: A Life Split Between Freedom and Repression<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"3330\" data-end=\"3696\">\n<li data-start=\"3330\" data-end=\"3450\">\n<p data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3450\">Raised in the U.S., she was abruptly placed in an Iranian all-girls school and confronted with daily repression.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3451\" data-end=\"3534\">\n<p data-start=\"3453\" data-end=\"3534\">Many Iranian girls \u201ccannot even conceptualize freedom\u201d due to lifelong control.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3606\">\n<p data-start=\"3537\" data-end=\"3606\">Women have led every major movement\u2014from 1906 to today\u2019s uprisings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3607\" data-end=\"3696\">\n<p data-start=\"3609\" data-end=\"3696\">MEK women hold strategic, operational roles built through discipline and sacrifice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3698\" data-end=\"3791\">\u201cWhat fuels Iranian women? Their lived truth\u2014and the lived example they see before them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Azadeh Zanganeh: Growing up in Iran, I witnessed daily repression limiting girls\u2019 freedom and voices. Women\u2019s leadership in resistance builds on a century of struggle for equality and democracy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIranConvention2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIranConvention2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurChoiceMaryamRajavi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OurChoiceMaryamRajavi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XDedsA11FG\">https:\/\/t.co\/XDedsA11FG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1989734194378154222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3798\" data-end=\"3864\">Q&amp;A: The Hijab Debate \u2014 A Struggle for Choice, Not Clothing<\/h3>\n<h4 data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3899\">Hijab as Political Agency<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"3901\" data-end=\"4210\">\n<li data-start=\"3901\" data-end=\"4210\">\n<p data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"3984\">Dr. Sami: the hijab debate is never about the fabric, but about choice.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3987\" data-end=\"4210\">\n<li data-start=\"3987\" data-end=\"4089\">\n<p data-start=\"3989\" data-end=\"4089\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a>\u2019s forced unveiling (1936) and the regime\u2019s forced veiling share the same authoritarian logic.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4092\" data-end=\"4210\">\n<p data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4210\">She cited Maryam Rajavi:<br data-start=\"4118\" data-end=\"4121\">\u201cNo to compulsory hijab, no to compulsory religion, no to compulsory government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"4212\" data-end=\"4262\">No Contradiction Between Hijab and Freedom<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"4264\" data-end=\"4426\">\n<li data-start=\"4264\" data-end=\"4348\">\n<p data-start=\"4266\" data-end=\"4348\">Attorney Amanpour: hijab can be a tool of empowerment only if freely chosen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4349\" data-end=\"4426\">\n<p data-start=\"4351\" data-end=\"4426\">There is no conflict between women who wear hijab and women who do not.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"4428\" data-end=\"4468\">One-Word Legacy of Iranian Women<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"4470\" data-end=\"4525\">\n<li data-start=\"4470\" data-end=\"4498\">\n<p data-start=\"4472\" data-end=\"4498\">Amanpour: Unwavering<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4499\" data-end=\"4525\">\n<p data-start=\"4501\" data-end=\"4525\">Dr. Sami: Fearless<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Iranian women emerged as the driving force of democratic change, featuring experts at the Free Iran Convention 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":80703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3037,867,1,32],"tags":[3913],"class_list":["post-80637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-free-iran-2025","category-iranian-resistance","category-news","category-videos","tag-free-iran-convention-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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