The women of Iran are rising up — again. Pardis Mahdavi adds that, "under the Shah, women certainly had more freedom of dress, etc, but women still felt that their ability to participate — political participation — was stunted". "The women who took part in marches in the millions, they expected that the government would not only provide them with …
An Iranian American scholar talks about her time in a notorious Tehran prison RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Haleh Esfandiari remembers many details of her time in Iran's Evin Prison - one sound in particular. ESFANDIARI: No, I think political prisoners are being treated equally, I mean, really because, you know, I read about women being tortured. I mean, it is often …
