What Is So Special about Field Research in Iran?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Rivetti ◽  
Shirin Saeidi
Keyword(s):  
Field Research ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Authoritarian State ◽  
American Scholar ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Iranian American ◽  
Religion And Gender ◽  
And Gender

Chapter 3 looks at the Islamic Republic of Iran and argues that while religion, laws, and customs impact the ability of researchers to conduct field research to a certain extent, the state’s authoritarian intervention plays a far greater role in limiting researchers’ freedom of inquiry. The chapter offers advice on how to deal with the limitations on research imposed by the authoritarian state. The chapter is based on the experiences of an Iranian American scholar, and an Italian professor based in Dublin. Examining this topic from the perspective of two female researchers with different backgrounds sheds light on the importance of religion and gender to fieldwork in Iran.

scholarly journals Seroepidemiological survey of rubella immunity among three populations in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
M. Doroudchi ◽  
A. Dehaghani Samsami ◽  
K. Emad ◽  
A. A. Ghaderi
Keyword(s):  
Cord Blood ◽  
Indirect Elisa ◽  
Elisa Assay ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Rubella Vaccination ◽  
The Impact

We used indirect ELISA assay to test 1193 sera for rubella IgG and IgM antibodies in a seroepidemiological survey of three age- and gender-differentiated sample populations in Shiraz: 203 children aged 2-7 years, 255 paired mothers and neonates [cord blood] and 480 women aged 14-70 years. Seropositivity among women aged 14-70 years was 96.2%. No IgM positive case was found among the 255 tested cord blood samples. Seropositivity among the 203 children was 97.0% [much higher than previously reported]. This may be due to rubella epidemics, which tend to occur every 6-10 years. The impact of introducing rubella vaccination is discussed.

Conflictual Identities: The State and Feminist Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hawwa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-113
Author(s):  
Hamideh Sedghi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
The State ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Cultural Preferences ◽  
Alternative Vision ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
One Million Signatures Campaign

Abstract This study explores the tensions between the state and women’s efforts to construct an alternative vision of gender equality and feminism. The experiences of the One Million Signatures Campaign for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws offer new perspectives on women’s struggles to carve out their own space and place in society. But how and why does the state construct and reproduce patriarchal norms and practices? Conversely, how do women, specifically feminists, address and engage the state in their attempts to form their own feminist rights and gender identities? Although it is important to understand that both the state and women draw on their own political and cultural preferences, I argue that constructing feminist identities is often an uphill battle, as women encounter resistance from the state that is not gender neutral and is patriarchal.

Shiga toxin-producing bacteria as emerging enteric pathogens associated with outbreaks of foodborne illness in the Islamic Republic of Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 976-981
Author(s):  
Elahe Tajeddin ◽  
Leila Ganji ◽  
Zahra Hasani ◽  
Fahimeh Sadat Ghoalm Mostafaei ◽  
Masoumeh Azimirad
Keyword(s):  
Shiga Toxin ◽  
Foodborne Illness ◽  
Enteric Pathogens ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran
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