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New Modes of Communication: Web Representations and Blogs: Iran
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Since the popularization of Internet technologies, both scholarly and popular accounts have underlined the liberatory potentials of new media for Iranians, particularly for women. Digital media has provided many new opportunities for women to participate politically, express themselves creatively, and challenge religious codes enforced by the state. Yet the …

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Niki Akhavan, “New Modes of Communication: Web Representations and Blogs: Iran”, in: Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, General Editor Suad Joseph. Consulted online on 03 October 2023
First published online: 2016



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