Following the passing of Betty Friedan, Mahnaz Afkhami reflects upon the activities of this women’s rights activist. She also speaks about Friedan’s visit to Iran in 1974 as well as working with her in the United States.
Tag: Women’s Rights
Globalizing Women: Transnational Feminist Networks
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The Future of Women’s Rights: Global Visions & Strategies
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] The Future of Women’s Rights: Global Visions & Strategies Joanna Kerr, Ellen Sprenger, and Alison Symington (eds.) Publisher: Zed Books Ltd / London & New York (2004) Order on Amazon The Future of Women’s Rights identifies the emergence of various trends threatening the advance of…
Women in Iran: From 1800 to the Islamic Republic
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic Edited by Lois Beck and Guity Nashat Publisher: University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago (2003) Order on Amazon The role of women in Iran has often been downplayed or obscured, particularly in the modern era.…
Guide to Equality in the Family in the Maghreb
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] Guide to Equality in the Family in the Maghreb Collectif 95 Maghreb-Egalité, Women’s Learning Partnership Translation Series (2003) Click here to download the Guide Family Law in Muslim-majority societies governs every aspect of a woman’s life—the right to marry, travel, work, inherit land and property,…
Women, State, and Society in Iran, 1963-1978
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] Interview with Mahnaz Afkhami, secretary general of Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI), 1970-1978, and Iran’s minister of women’s affairs, 1975-1978. 2003 / Foundation for Iranian Studies / Bethesda, MD Gholam Reza Afkhami, ed. Iranian women gained significant rights and became considerably more active and…
Toward A Compassionate Society
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] 2002 / Women’s Learning Partnership / Bethesda, MD Edited; Authors: Elise Boulding, Charlotte Bunch, Mahbub ul Haq, Uma Narayan, Arati Rao, Aruna Rao, Arvind Sharma Introduction Towards a Compassionate Society is an anthology focusing on women’s roles in conflict resolution, peace building, and democracy in…
Women, Gender, and Human Rights: A Global Perspective
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] Women, Gender, and Human Rights: A Global Perspective Edited by Marjorie Agosin Publisher: Rutgers University Press; None edition (September 1, 2001) Order on Amazon The 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights expresses the credo that all human beings are created free and equal. But…