Recently in Iran, a 22 year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Jina Amini was arrested by the morality police for wearing an "inappropriate" hijab. She died three days later in a hospital on 16 September 2022, apparently from blows to her head. Since that day, Iran has been the scene of a nationwide protest movement that is still ongoing. This group dialogue is about the current Iranian movement, where six scholars and activists address its different aspects.
Featuring:
Mitham Almahdi, Labor Activist
Parvin Ardalan, Feminist Activist and Writer
Kaveh Ehsani, Associate Professor, DePaul University
Elham Hoominfar, Assistant Professor, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, Northwestern University
Abdee Kalantari, Writer and Critic
Haideh Moghissi, Professor, York University
Shirin Vossoughi, Associate Professor, School of Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University
This event is co-sponsored by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences' Middle East and North Africa Studies Program, and the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. Access the Zoom event here.
Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs