Raising hopes -- and eyebrows: Women in the political sphere. Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Dr. Zahra Rahnavard. Photo/GhalamNews.ir Mir Hossein Mousavi stepped out into the hallway and walked ...

Never underestimate the power of a woman or the influence of the media. In Tehran, the local press has already dubbed Zahra Rahnavard “the Iranian Michelle Obama.” Rahnavard, a 64-year-old political ...

TABRIZ, Iran -- Presidential hopeful Mir-Hossein Mousavi waited in the wings as his wife warmed up the crowd. Zahra Rahnavard quickly had them roaring in approval -- and her husband beaming -- as she ...

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi's wife has written an open letter to judiciary head Ali Larijani condemning political violence in the country, especially against women, RFE/RL's Radio ...

Zahra Rahnavard and Fatemeh Karrubi, the wives of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Musavi and Mehdi Karrubi, respectively, are only the latest examples of women who have been targeted by the Iranian ...

Traditional Iranian husbands, the sort found in the highest ranks of the Islamic Republic, sometimes refer to their wives as “the house.” For them, this is not just an expression of their ...

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Mir Hossein Mousavi may be the face of Iran's Green protest movement, but the government fears his wife just as much. Even before the 2009 election, Zahra Rahnavard, 64, a committed artist, inspired ...