Marilyn Waring, Robin Morgan, Mahnaz Afkhami, Leticia Shahani, and Madhu Kishwar in the Philippines with SIGI, 1984.
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Zainah Anwar leading a SIGI Workshop, 1998
Zainah Anwar (left) leading a SIGI workshop using the manual Claiming Our Rights in Malaysia, 1998.
SIGI Steering Committee, 1984
(right to left) Gwendoline Konie, Greta Hoffman Nemiroff, Mahnaz Afkhami, Marjorie Agosin, Patricia Giles, and Sima Wali served as the SIGI steering committee.
Mahnaz Afkhami with Greta Hoffman Nemiroff and Robin Morgan
Sisterhood Is Global Institute (SIGI) was founded in 1984. Mahnaz Afkhami with Greta Hoffman Nemiroff and SIGI founder Robin Morgan.
Farah and Neda
[(Left to right) Neda, Ferdows, Mahnaz, and Farah] Farah returned to Iran in 1979 when the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power, living with her husband, Faramarz, and daughter, Neda, in Tehran. Following the Revolution, the government imposed more restrictions on citizens private life rolling back key advancements for women. In 1982, Farah and Neda went…
A National Plan of Action, 1978
A National Plan of Action for the Improvement of Women’s Status in Iran, by the Women’s Organization of Iran in September, 1978.
Video: New Years Eve dinner
The First Family’s visit to Iran at the end of 1977 was unexpected and highly anticipated. The government of Iran planned an elaborate state dinner for the Carters, with speeches by both the Shah and Jimmy Carter. At the time of the Carters’ visit at the end of 1977, an alliance between Iran and the…