Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) honored Mahnaz Afkhami and Shirin Ebadi with 2019 International Trailblazer Awards at GIWPS’s “Celebrating Iranian Women” reception in London. See the recording of the event below:
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Speak Up on Three Australian Detainees, Iranian Activist Tells Morrison
A leading Iranian dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner has labelled Scott Morrison’s decision not to comment publicly about three Australians detained in Iran a “big mistake.” Shirin Ebadi was Iran’s first female judge and won the 2003 Nobel prize for fighting for women’s rights in her home country, but was forced into exile in…
Shirin Ebadi, Mahnaz Afkhami Honored in London Ceremony
Five Iranian women — Shirin Ebadi, Mahnaz Afkhami, Shadi Sadr, Pooneh Ghoddoosi, and Leila Alikarami — were honored in a ceremony on October 1 at The Royal United Services Institute in London. “Iranian Women’s Leadership” was a joint invitation by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security; Nazenin…
PAAIA's 2019 Civic Engagement Forum: An Empowering and Successful First
On June 8th, PAAIA hosted its inaugural Civic Engagement Forum at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The event brought together nearly two hundred Iranian Americans from across the country to celebrate the incredible achievements of Iranian American women and empower aspiring leaders to be involved in public service, public advocacy, or…
چرا شاه قانون اساسی را برای کابینه فرستاد؟ گفت‌وگو با مهناز افخمی
Radio Farda در چهلمین سالگرد انقلاب بهمن ۵۷، رویدادی که در چهار دهه گذشته زندگی ایرانیان را تحت تأثیر خود قرار داده است، در قالب چهل گفت‌وگو با چهره‌های تاریخ‌ساز یا فعال ایرانی در سال‌های منتهی به انقلاب و پس از آن، روایت آنها را از این رویداد و تأثیرات آن، و نیز چشم‌انداز آنها…
Feminist Advocacy, Family Law and Violence Against Women: Introduction
Early in my tenure as Secretary General at the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI), I traveled with a small group of women to some forty towns and villages around Iran. We wanted to find out what would be most useful to the women themselves. What were their priorities? What were their most important challenges and…
BBC: The History Hour: Women's Rights in Iran
Max Pearson’s The History Hour on the BBC World Service featured Mahnaz Afkhami on 17 Feb 2018 Listen to the podcast by clicking the picture below:
Iran's New Crackdown on Women
Activists are being exiled, TV newswomen have had their makeup banned, and a propaganda documentary slams feminism. Dana Goldstein on the effort to kill women’s rights once and for all. On December 5 in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, known as a center of art and culture, women’s rights campaigner Hayedeh Tabesh was publicly…