CSUN Civil Discourse and Social Change
CSUN Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program and
CSULB Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Presents
Woman. Life. Freedom: A Conversation on the Iranian Uprising
October 27, 2021
4 - 5.30 pm PST
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died after being arrested by Iranian morality police in Tehran on September 13, 2022 for allegedly violating a state mandate requiring women to cover their hair. Since Ms. Amini’s death, many protesters have taken to the streets in Iran demanding an end to state violence and policing. Join us for an informative discussion with Iranian feminist scholar-activists on the uprisings.
Speakers:
Dr. Catherine Sameh, University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Dr. Nayereh Tohidi, California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Dr. Nahid Siamdoust, Univerity of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
Conveners:
Dr. Khanum Shaikh. CSUN
Dr. Clement Lai, CSUN
Dr. Azza Basarudin, CSULB
Register in advance for this event:
https://csulb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoc-6vpjouEtFTbtI8lA3Uz5syjW41Uiii
