Iranian Videos

Reflections on Aspects and Impacts of Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran and Internationally Farzaneh Bazrpour (Journalist, Iran International) “Iranian Newspapers’ Diversion from the Official State Clichés because of Mahsa’s…

*Please note, the film is not included due to copyright rules. This video is only of the Panel Discussion. Forugh Farrokhzad: A Journey Along the Line of Time is a…

Reza Shah’s Exile in Mauritius بعد از کناره گیری رضا شاه در سال ۱۹۴۱ انگلیسیها او و اکثر خانواده سلطنتی را به جزیره موریس در اقیانوس هند تبعید کردند. مقامات…

A Celebration of 100 Years of the Towfigh Satirical Magazine This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Towfigh satirical magazine in Iran, which…

Women’s Fiction Literature in the Context of Socio-Political Developments in Afghanistan This presentation will provide a historical overview of women’s fiction from its inception in the twentieth century to the…

Rethinking Gender, Ethnicity and Religion in Iran Rethinking Gender, Ethnicity and Religion in Iran: An Intersectional Approach to National Identity by Azadeh Kian examines the crucial shifts that affected Sunnite…

Being Woman: Diverse Voices of Women from Afghanistan and Iran About the speakers: (labels in parenthesis represent the topic each speaker was asked to speak about) Haifa Asadi: (Youth Generation…

A Historical Perspective on Violence and Urban Unrest in Modern Iran During the Qajar era, urban riots were often popular uprisings rooted in social grievances such as famines and grain…

Nonviolence and the Revolution of Values in Iran In 2009, the world watched in admiration the peaceful protests of young Iranians in the aftermath of Iran’s fraudulent presidential elections that…

Mohammad Mossadegh, the Capitulations, and the “Standard of Civilization” In the Age of Empire, Iran was one of the few non-European states to retain its sovereignty. The price it had…