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Website. www.ninaansary.com. Nina Ansary (Persian: نینا انصاری) (born 1966, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian–American historian and author best known for her work on women's equity in Iran. Ansary's research has notably countered conventional assumptions of the progress of women in Iran while continuing to advocate for full emancipation. [1]
In addition to formal education, women in Iran may enroll in literacy programs. [2] These programs target women, offering basic training in simple math, reading, and writing. In the 1990s, women composed over two-thirds of enrollees in these programs. [2] This may have contributed to the steep rise in female literacy rates in Iran in the 1990s ...
Masih Alinejad (Persian: مسیح علینژاد, born Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomikolayi (Persian: معصومه علینژاد قمیکُلایی), September 11, 1976 [citation needed]) is an Iranian-American [4] journalist, author, and women's rights activist. [5][6] Alinejad works as a presenter/producer at Voice of America Persian News ...
The Women's Organization of Iran (WOI; Persian: سازمان زنان ایران) was a non-profit organization created in 1966, mostly run by volunteers, with local branches and centers for women all over the country, determined to enhance the rights of women in Iran. The WOI had committees working on health, literacy, education, law, social ...
Culture of New York City. New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world. [1][2][3] The culture of New York is reflected in its size and ethnic diversity. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. [4] Many American cultural movements first emerged in the ...
As of early 2007, nearly 70 percent of Iran's science and engineering students are women. [40] 27.1% female ministers in government put Iran among first 23 countries in early 2000s, [41] 2.8–4.9% female parliamentarians in past 15 years put it among least 25 countries. [42]
Read with Me. Read with Me is a reading promotion project in Iran for disadvantaged children in marginal areas of big cities and those living in remote and deprived areas of the country. The project is designed and implemented by the Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature in Iran. [1]
Demographics of New York City. Population pyramid of New York City in 2021. Population. 8,260,000 (2023 est.) New York City is a large and ethnically diverse metropolis. [1] It is the largest city in the United States, and with a long history of international immigration. The New York region continues to be by far the leading metropolitan ...