# Mahnaz Afkhami
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mahnaz afkhami (Persian: مهناز افخمی) is an Iranian women's rights activist who served in the Cabinet of Iran from 1976 to 1978.
She is Founder and President of Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), the Executive Director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies and the former Minister of Women's Affairs in Iran's pre-Revolution government. She has lived in exile in the United States since 1979.
FLASHPOINT IRAN: US Sees its Syria Conflict with Iran Heat up But Vows to Stay - March 28, 2023
University of Oklahoma analyst Joshua Landis on why U.S. conflict with Iran’s Syria proxies may escalate. Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Matthew Levitt on why U.S. will not want to be bullied into leaving Syria. Mahnaz Afkhami, last woman to serve as minister in Iran before its 1979 I…
Despite government crackdown, change is underway in Iran
President Biden today marked one year since the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being manhandled by Iran’s “morality police” for not wearing her hijab properly. Many protesters hoped for the downfall of the regime in the wake of her death, but the ayatollahs have survived, and the regime is r…
Contextualizing the Iranian Protests: The Role of Women in Leading the Change
Western sanctions have slowed Iran's economy, causing protests against the absence of freedom and opportunities -- teachers their lack of pay; farmers their lack of water; retirees their fear of economic insecurity. But at the heart of this powerful new movement has been Iran's women, whose frustr…
Mahnaz Afkhami: The Other Side of Silence
Welcome to Season 1 of Parse, the official podcast of the Elaheh Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto.
The first episode of Parse is an excerpt from Mahnaz Afkhami's launch of her new book The Other Side of Silence: A Memoir of Exile, Iran, and the Globa…
From Esther to Persepolis: Harbingers of Woman, Life, Freedom
March 25, 2023
Speakers: Mahnaz Afkhami, Homa Sarshar, and Marjane Satrapi
A discussion with Ms. Mahnaz Afkhami, Ms. Homa Sarshar, and Ms. Marjane Satrapi, moderated by Dr. Mandana Zandian as a part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Irani…
Ehsan Yarshater's Yaddashtha: Reflections on Iranian History, Literature, Culture, and the Arts
April 8, 2022
Speakers: Mahnaz Afkhami, Ali Banuazizi, Mandana Zandian
Scholars reflect on Ehsan Yarshater's remarkable contributions and lasting impact on the study of Iranian history, literature, culture, and the arts. Dr. Yarshater (1920-2018) was Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies at…
The Iranian Women's Movement: A Conversation with Mahnaz Afkhami
Mahnaz Afkhami will discuss her experience with the Iranian women’s movement. Conversation will be in English.
Mahnaz Afkhami is the founder, president, and CEO of Women’s Learning Partnership and former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Iran. Afkhami has been a leading advocate of women's rights f…
Is US Prioritizing Business Over Peace?
For the sixth time this year, President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with President Putin in Moscow, presenting a revamped proposal agreed upon by both the White House and Ukraine. Meanwhile, an investigation by the Wall Street Journal alleges the White House may be prioritizing business…
First women’s minister in Iran
Iran’s first ever minister for women’s affairs was appointed in 1975. Mahnaz Afkhami was the first person in the Muslim world to hold that position. While she was in that role, the government granted women equal divorce rights, raised the minimum age of marriage to 18 and supported women’s employm…
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