Women Basiji (volunteers) march in full "Islamic" wear in the annual parade commemorating the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war..Basij is an Iranian paramilitary force that was founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in November of 1979 to provide volunteers for "human wave" attacks in the Iran-Iraq War. The Basiji are currently a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Unlike the Iranian Army and the main IRGC forces, Basij recruits both female and male members. Teheran, IRAN - February 2006.