She was Iran's women's minister before the 1979 revolution. Now she's watching protests in exile.

Author : Padraig Moran, CBC Television

In this interview with CBC Television, Mahnaz Afkhami shares her views on Iran, both before and after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. This interview occurred in the aftermath of the death of Mahsa Amini and at the beginning of the responding protests that rocked the country in late 2022. Afkhami also discusses her own background as the Secretary General of the Women’s Organization of Iran and as the Minister for Women’s Affairs.