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Mahnaz Afkhami has been featured in the news in print media, social media, and on television and radio.
VOA Persian Interview: Mahnaz Afkhami on Marzieh Afkham (In Persian)
Voice of America Persian View the interview. Mahnaz Afkhami was interviewed by Gity Arian of Voice of America Persian on November 9, 2015 to speak about Marzieh Afkham, the first female ambassador to be appointed in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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A Night to Celebrate Courageous Refugees and Migrants
There are those who have gone above and beyond in their service to refugees and migrants. The Walk of Courage Award Gala is an opportunity to celebrate those dedicated individuals. We come together to recognize Mahnaz Afkhami and the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Senft for their commitment to walking alongside and raising the voices of migrants …
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Tavaana Interview: Mahnaz Afkhami (In Persian)
View the interview مهناز افخمی متولد ۱۳۱۹، دومین زن در ایران است که به مقام وزارت رسید. در دوران پیش از انقلاب، مهناز افخمی هنگام تدریس در دانشگاه ملی، «جمعیت دختران دانشجوی ایران» را بنیان نهاد و چندی بعد به مقام دبیر‌کلی «سازمان زنان ایران» رسید. او در سال ۱۳۵۵ به عنوان «وزیر مشاور در امور زنان» …
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EPOCA Interview: Mahnaz Afkhami on How the Struggle for More Rights in Iran Has Yielded Gains
(Original article in Portuguese) In Iran, women are still fighting for the right to see a game of volleyball. In an interview with EPOCA (TIME), Iranian ex-minister in exile explains how the struggle for more rights in the country earned achievements over the years. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was arrested after trying to watch a volleyball …
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Women and Girls Rising Conference: Afkhami on the Importance of Global Conferences on Women’s Human Rights
(Headshot photo credit Sadik Alfraji) On September 11, Mahnaz Afkhami spoke at the Women and Girls Rising: Historical Reflections & Future Prospects Conference. The Conference took take place September 11-12, 2014. Panel Two: How Global Conferences Have Mattered to Realizing Women’s Human Rights Mahnaz Afkhami, Former Minister of State for Women’s Affairs in Iran before …
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Poletik Interview: Mahnaz Afkhami on Women in Iran (In Persian)
Mahnaz Afkhami speaks with Radio Farda’s Kambiz Hosseini (hailed as Iran’s Jon Stewart) on Poletik episode 57 about women’s political participation in Iran. View interview here
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Interview with Mahnaz Afkhami, BBC Hard Talk Persian
Mahnaz Afkhami discusses her work as a female government minister advocating for women’s rights in Iran during the period 1970-1978.
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America Abroad: Women’s Rights After the Arab Spring
Listen to the Interview The revolutions that swept across the Middle East in 2011, known as “The Arab Spring,” promised greater freedoms for many in the region, including women. While there have been some advances in women’s rights, the promise in many cases has not been realized. In the February 2014 America Abroad show, “Women’s …
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Mauritania – Slow But Steady Walk to Democracy
There are a few countries in Africa that make it into the world news headlines, once every blue moon. And when they do, it is not usually a happy story, and Mauritania is one of those countries. Very little news comes out of Mauritania, but, according to Kaci Racelma, reporting for the UN’s Africa Renewal …
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WFPG Series “Beyond the Headlines,” Highlights of the 2014 Meeting on Commission on the Status of Women
On March 31, 2014, Mahnaz Afkhami, president and founder of Women’s Learning Partnership, briefed WFPG on the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which was held in New York earlier this month. This year’s meeting focused on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls. In addition …
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