35K views · 271 reactions | ‘It is women’s participation all across Iran that is adding strength to these demonstrations’ — Here’s how the protests over women’s freedoms in Iran go hand in hand with the struggle for liberation of Kurdish people, an ethnic minority facing discrimination in the country with Kurdish Peace Institute To learn more visit: www.kurdishpeace.org | NowThis Impact | Facebook

WATCH: This is ‘WOMEN OF IRAN,’ the short film produced by @martinkunert & @ericdmanes, along with 2x Oscar winning @MoriahFilms, for the Simon Wiesenthal Center gala. This beautifully poignant film, which captures the emotional fight of the Iranian people was presented to a room of almost 1000 attendees before I received my award. There were so many tears and a standing ovation- standing and applauding the courage of the Iranian people and their ongoing revolution. I am in awe of these film mak

21K views · 168 reactions | “Even though the laws are still the same, what is important is the change in the way women think and see themselves. The change has begun.” Watch this short documentary about the women's movement in Iran. https://ti.me/2IH7sN7 Editor's Note: An image of Maryam Shariatmadari was misidentified in an earlier version of this video, which has since been updated. | TIME | Facebook