COVID-19 and the marginalization of Iranian women - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ali Dadpay

Ali Dadpay

Sep 14, 2020

Iranian women, members of paramilitary organization Basij, make face masks and other protective items at a mosque in the capital Tehran, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis on April 5, 2020. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Unemployed labourers stand on a sidewalk as they wait for job offers, in Tehran, Iran January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - GF20000101001

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