Iranian Women & Gender in the Iran-Iraq War
This special webinar featuring Professor Mateo Farzaneh will introduce the first book on the role of women in the eight year long war that changed the life of millions in Iran, Iraq and beyond.
Monday, 8 March 2022, at 17:00 GMT (UK time)
A pioneering work documenting the impact of women by a male author, “Iranian Women & Gender in the Iran-Iraq War” is receiving rare reviews and makes a timely contribution to the elevation of discourse on the socioeconomic entitlements of women in Iranian society.
About our Panelists
Dr. Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh
He was born and raised in Ahvaz, Iran, until Iraq invaded in 1980. The war uprooted him and along with his family, he moved to their ancestral home in Isfahan. He immigrated to the United States in 1984 and completed his education in history in Southern California. His next two books are about Iranian women in sports as well as women and gender in the periphery. For more information on Professor Farzaneh and his publications, please click here.
Azadeh Pourzand
a SOAS doctoral student and a human rights researcher educated at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. A copy of the book may be ordered directly from Syracuse University Press.
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