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FEMINIST MOVEMENTS iii. IN THE PAHLAVI PERIOD
The fundamental political, socio-cultural, and economic changes which Persia underwent in the Pahlavi era (1921-78) had drastic repercussions on the women’s rights movement and the condition of women.
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SAQQĀ-ḴĀNA i. HISTORY
Saqqā-ḵāna is a term referring to public water dispensers, which were, and in some places still are, a feature of some large institutional buildings in Iran, typically mosques, shrines, and bazaars.
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With the latest fascicle printed in April 2011, Volume XV of Encyclopædia Iranica was completed. The bound volume is also available. For order information, please visit the website of Eisenbrauns, Inc. With the new entries, the Encyclopædia Iranica continues its progress through letter “K.” Titles covered in the latest fascicle go from Karim Khan Zand to Kāšḡari, Saʿd-al-din. (The range of volume XV altogether is Joči–Kāšḡari.) For a list of the Fascicle 6 titles and authors, select the button below.
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GILAN xvii. Gender Relations
by Christian Bromberger
"... to a large extent, women take an important part in agricultural work; in their homes, the line between male and female spaces is blurred; craftwork, industrial, and commercial activities are not the exclusive prerogative of men in this region."
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