"Where is my vote?" became a rallying cry for freedom of speech, a separation of religion and state, in the Iranian election and popular uprising this summer, shared Iranian journalist Tara Mahtafar. Women and new media played critical roles in the protests, she explained.
She described the coverage as "an explosion of citizen journalism on online platforms," Mahtafar said despite the censoring and slow-speeds of the Internet. People would take dozens of photos and video clips on their cell phones, return home and upload their
All the rallies were organized online, she said. Journalism transformed from information dissemination to becoming a channel for shaping the next day's events. It was interacting. The motive for documenting the events was to show the world what was happening, Mahatafar said.
My only criticism, Mahtafar said, is that the story "died" while it's still going on. Many news outlets have dropped coverage.
Women played a vital role in the struggle. Women's roles in society in Iran have changed as a result.
"Divorce is through the roof," Mahtafar said. The number one reason cited in divorce proceedings is sexual impotence, she said. The number of children Iranian women are having has declined to an average of two.
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