The author looks at the rise and role of female activism in Iran. Since the 1979 Revolution. women have played a decisive role in elections and assumed political posts. This study assesses this role as well as the impact of domestic and international policies on women's activism, highlighting the contradictions between politics and religion within the Islamic Republic. It also seeks to evaluate political and economic developments and the transformations in civil society, including the development of a gender conscious society.
Seema Kazi completed a PhD thesis on militarization in Kashmir, India, from the Gender Institute at the London School of Economics. The paper is an account of the presentation for a Kashmiri audience at the Academic Discourse 'Through Women's Eyes', Seminar on Kashmir, at InterChurch Peace Council (IKV), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 25-27 October 2007. It describes militarization and civil society in Kashmir and the influences on judiciary, ethnicity, education, media, health, children and youth, social fabric. The gender aspect tells.. of women's active part in public protest, the situation of half-widows, rape by Indian military, dress code and burqa campaign, implications of the Islamist agenda. Contains an extensive literature list.