History of Islam and Iran

Construction Of modern women in modernist discourse of the Qajar era

Zohre Omidipour; Ali Rajabloo

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 May 2024

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2024.45757.2873

Abstract

Simultaneously with Iran’s confrontation with western modernity and creation of discursive confrontations affected by it, Woman, their identity, and living conditions were considered ... Read More

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The Women’s Movement in Tunisia: From the Formation of the Islamic Approach to the Emergence of the Secularist Approach (1881-1956 AD)

Zahra Mirzaei

Volume 31, Issue 50 , July 2021, , Pages 141-163

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2021.34716.2407

Abstract

Tunisia, like other Islamic societies, became acquainted with modernity in the nineteenth century. The arrival of modernity in Tunisia paved the way for extensive political, administrative, ... Read More Tunisia, like other Islamic societies, became acquainted with modernity in the nineteenth century. The arrival of modernity in Tunisia paved the way for extensive political, administrative, military, cultural, and educational developments. Despite these developments, until the early twentieth century, Tunisian modernist rulers and thinkers did not consider women's rights and the reform of their social status. From the first decades of the twentieth century, coinciding with the arrival of French colonization (1881-1956), women and their rights were considered. During this period, the current religious reform spread throughout the Arab Maghreb and Tunisia and gave rise to the current of Islamic modernization. Thus, for the first time, the issue of women's rights was raised by modernists such as Tahir al-Haddad. He was a graduate of Zaytouna Mosque. They defended women and their social rights with an Islamic approach. With new interpretations of religious texts, they put religious concepts at the service of the feminist movement. they challenged issues such as hijab, women's education and employment, polygamy, and the right to divorce. The people and some traditionalist scholars met this issue with an adverse reaction. The main subject of the present study is what factors led to the evolution of the status of women and the formation of women's advocacy movements during the colonial period? And what were the consequences of these developments? Findings show that factors such as the arrival of modernity in Tunisia, the role of colonialism, the support of Islamic modernists for women's rights, and the formation of unions had an influential role in improving the social status of women. Social and political activities were among the essential consequences of the reforms. These reforms paved the way for further broader developments, namely government support for feminism and the emergence of a secular women's movement during Tunisia's independence.

Tabriz, Modernity and Its Impact on Modern Iranian Urban planning

PariaViolette Shakiba; Seyyed Mohsen Habibi; Manouchehr Tabibian; Abbas Ghadimi Gheydari

Volume 30, Issue 48 , December 2020, , Pages 181-208

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2020.30316.2207

Abstract

With the rise of the Qajar dynasty and the formation of a powerful central unit government, Iran entered a new phase of its political and social life. This era continued differently ... Read More

The endeavor of Qajar women: individuality, the world of tradition and its transition

Soheila Torabi Farsani

Volume 19, Issue 2 , February 2010, , Pages 1-23

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2014.741

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Women in the Qajar era, as in previous periods, were confined within the framework of the traditional system and played only the role of husband and mother. The family system, social ... Read More

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Construction Of modern women in modernist discourse of the Qajar era

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The Women’s Movement in Tunisia: From the Formation of the Islamic Approach to the Emergence of the Secularist Approach (1881-1956 AD)

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Tabriz, Modernity and Its Impact on Modern Iranian Urban planning

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The endeavor of Qajar women: individuality, the world of tradition and its transition

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