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There is much speculation about what will be the outcome of the current protests underway in Iran. While it is impossible to predict the future, Iran’s recent history of social movement activity and the many similarities to previous uprisings shed some light on the possibilities. While the catalyst for each uprising is different—one was alleged […]
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Writing for NYRBlog, nuclear weapons expert Jeremy Bernstein explains Iran's efforts to produce nuclear material -- something they're already doing at an alarming rate.
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Janet Afary concludes a dialogue with Nawal El Saadawi initiated at Double X earlier this month. Afary is a professor of religious studies and feminist studies at UC Santa Barbara and author of 'Sexual Politics in Modern Iran'. El Saadawi is an Egyptian writer famous for her outspokenness, particularly on the issue of women's rights.
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Janet Afary responds to Nawal El Saadawi’s post above; read it here. “In Tehran and the big cities, young people might obtain a simple certificate of temporary marriage to avoid the morality police when they go to the Caspian Sea resort for summer vacation. They then annul the vow when they get home.”
Read Moredouble X started a really fascinating dialogue between Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi and our own Janet Afary, author of Sexual Politics in Modern Iran.
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Here is the two-part video interview of Janet Afary with Riz Khan of Al-Jazeera. They discuss the question: How far could things go in Iran? Afary is author of Sexual Politics in Modern Iran.
Read MoreEven if the Iranian authorities succeed in suppressing the large demonstrations, the opposition might adopt other forms of protest - such as manifestos, strikes and mass resignations by university professors. That is the assessment of Ervand Abrahamian, a professor of history at the City University of New York and author of several books about Iran, most recently A History of Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2008).
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Sexual Politics in Modern Iran author Janet Afary wrote an op-ed piece for yesterday’s Guardian full of fascinating insights into women’s place in modern Iran. Iranian policies over the past couple decades forwarded the position of women in unexpected ways. “the Islamic republic encouraged rural and urban women from more religious sectors to join Islamist […]
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