Abstract:
Given the increasing importance of the role of new social movements in the global arena and the fundamental impact of ideas and approaches arising from the Islamic Revolution in determining Iran's global policies, this article focuses on the issue of what relationship feminism, as one of the most important new social movements in the global arena, has with the presence of the Islamic Revolution in this field; are they completely contradictory or do they have grounds for interaction? In this regard, using the theoretical foundations of 'Alain Touraine' and a qualitative method, this article conducts a comparative study of the Islamic Revolution and the feminist movement from the perspective of their movement-building components. Based on the findings of this research, it can be said that the Islamic Revolution in the global arena has an identity, goal, and rival beyond the feminist movement; nevertheless, the Islamic Revolution, based on Islamic feminism or the Muslim women's movement, has grounds for companionship with the feminist movement. Therefore, Muslim feminists can, based on their own specific identity, goal, and rival, seek activism and self-actualization and utilize the common ground that exists between the Islamic Revolution and the feminist movement for the revival of women's rights and the rejection of dominance as an opportunity to express identity, shape resistance against the rival, and pursue their goals in the global arena.
Machine summary:
On one hand, the Islamic Revolution can be considered from the perspective of historical objectivity, focusing on the investigation of actions and policies that have occurred in the sphere of women in the decades following the victory of the revolution; on the other hand, one can examine the discourses effective in the revolution or those formed after the revolution in Iran, address the surroundings of the women's movement, and from a legal, philosophical, or intra-religious perspective, investigate the theoretical foundations of various waves of feminism and the degree of compatibility of each with the principles of the Islamic Revolution.
Given the theoretical foundations mentioned above, this article addresses the adaptation of Turner's theory regarding the feminism movement as a new social movement with the Islamic Revolution and, by measuring the ratio of the movement-making components of the Islamic Revolution and the feminism movement, examines the grounds for their interaction and difference in the global arena.
To this end, suitable grounds must be provided for the activity of Muslim feminists (activist women who seek self-actualization, the realization of rights, and the securing of their freedoms within the framework of Islam) in scientific and practical fields in Iran, as well as grounds for their presence in societies related to the feminism movement at the global level, so that they can use this opportunity to express their own specific identity in the global arena and, through synergy with aligned feminists, undertake resistance in the global arena.
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