The Iranian Uprising
The protests sparked by the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police quickly evolved into a national uprising.
Iranian women led the charge, burning their headscarves and demanding an end to compulsory hejab. Soon the protest slogan WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM was being chanted by Iranians of all sexes and ethnicities, across the entire country.
What the world is witnessing now is the biggest threat to the Islamic Republic since its birth 43 years ago. The regime’s response has been brutal – but the protesters remain undeterred and defiant.
Our all-Iranian panel of experts will be looking at the issues at the heart of the revolt: socio-sexual and cultural changes to Iranian society, ethnic minority oppression and separatist movements, as well as the greater political and historical context of the protests. They will also talk about the latest developments on the ground, the regime’s response so far, and what the future may hold.
Presented in collaboration with Pranvera Smith of On Front Line
The protests sparked by the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police quickly evolved into a national uprising.
Iranian women led the charge, burning their headscarves and demanding an end to compulsory hejab. Soon the protest slogan WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM was being chanted by Iranians of all sexes and ethnicities, across the entire country.
What the world is witnessing now is the biggest threat to the Islamic Republic since its birth 43 years ago. The regime’s response has been brutal – but the protesters remain undeterred and defiant.
Our all-Iranian panel of experts will be looking at the issues at the heart of the revolt: socio-sexual and cultural changes to Iranian society, ethnic minority oppression and separatist movements, as well as the greater political and historical context of the protests. They will also talk about the latest developments on the ground, the regime’s response so far, and what the future may hold.
Presented in collaboration with Pranvera Smith of On Front Line
Speakers:
Faranak Amidi, BBC World Service Radio Presenter and women’s affairs reporter. Faranak is a multimedia journalist working on different digital platforms, radio and television. She also is a public speaker who focuses on gender equality on Farsi speaking social media networks such as Instagram. Faranak is also a social media influencer trying to create a safe micro climate for Iranian and Afghan women to exchange ideas and talk about their 21st century goals and challenges.
Roham Alvandi, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the author of Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War. He has written extensively on both Iran’s modern history and the history of U.S. foreign relations. His current research focuses on human rights activism in Europe and the United States and the origins of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. His work has appeared in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Cold War History, Diplomatic History, and Iranian Studies.
Ramita Navai, former Tehran correspondent for The Times and author of City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death and the Search for Truth in Tehran. Ramita Navai is an Emmy and Robert F. Kennedy award-winning British-Iranian journalist, documentary producer and author. She has reported from over forty countries and has a reputation for investigations and work in hostile environments. Ramita Navai was born in Tehran, Iran. She moved to London after the Iranian Revolution.
Jiyar Gol, investigative journalist and documentary maker. Bilingual International Affairs Correspondent at BBC World Service. His mission is to make those in power pause and think twice before they act, he tries to be the voice of those otherwise their voices wouldn’t be heard.
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