On May 11, 2023, the Atlantic Council honored the courage of Iranian women and girls at the 2023 Distinguished Leadership Awards. A delegation of Iranian activists and scholars accepted the award on behalf of the women and girls in Iran. Actress and activist Nazanin Nour read the acceptance remarks written by WLP Founder and President,…
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Foreign Policy Association Book Talk: Mahnaz Afkhami and The Other Side of Silence
Date: April 6 2023 Time: 6:00PM EST Location: Foreign Policy Association PricewaterhouseCoopers 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY Description: The FPA is delighted to be joined by Ms. Mahnaz Afkahmi, Founder and President of the Women’s Learning Partnership and Executive Director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies. Her new book “The Other Side of Silence:…
PAAIA Hosts Nowruz Reception on Capitol Hill in Honor of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
Date: March 28 2023 Time: 6:00PM EST Location: Rayburn House Office Building 45 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20515 Description: On March 28th, 2023, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) hosted its annual Nowruz reception on Capitol Hill with over 90 members of Congress, congressional staffers, and special guests in attendance. Among them…
Flashpoint Iran (Voice of America News)
In this interview with Michael Lipin, VOA News, Mahnaz Afkhami discusses how the memory of the women’s rights movement of Iran in the 1970s inspires the protests today. Afkhami also speaks about her time as the first minister for Women’s Affairs of Iran and her current work at the Women’s Learning Partnership. The conversation focuses…
Voice of America Farsi Newsclip
This newsclip, shared by VOA Farsi, discusses the Rising for Social Justice event in support of the protests in Iran. This event took place at George Washington University and featured Mahnaz Afkhami and Roya Hakakian.
Raise High for Social Justice - GW Supporting the Women of Iran
Date: March 22 2023 Time: 5:00PM EST Location: George Washington University Jack Morton Auditorium 805 21st Street Northwest Washington, DC 20052 Description: Join the GW Iranian Student Association, the Clara Bliss Hinds Women in Medicine and Science Society, & the Global Women’s Institute for “Raise High for Social Justice- GW Supporting the Women of Iran.”…
Women’s Learning Partnership at CSW67 - Rights and Resistance: Strengthening Movement for Freedom and Equality in Iran and Afghanistan
Date: March 10 2023 Time: 4:30PM EST Location: United Nations Church Center 2nd Floor New York NY 10017 Description: The calls for women’s human rights in Iran and Afghanistan require coordinated action by the international community. WLP will bring together Iranian and Afghan women leaders to share ways to assist movements for women’s rights inside…
Iran's former women's minister on 'first global revolution shaped by women'
In an interview with Christiane Amanpour of CNN, Mahnaz Afkhami reflects on current events in Iran in comparison to the progress made when she was the Minister for Women’s Affairs of Iran. Afkhami speaks in depth about the women’s movement in Iran since the turn of the 19th century, her time as a cabinet member…