Iranian universities have long been places of reform and political imagination – as well as targets of censorship and repression.
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Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ruling ideology.
Iran is suffering huge water shortages. Expert believe there are changes that could help.
The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.
Iran may refuse entry to UN human rights inspectors following alleged abuses connected to the recent wave of protests.
Iranian protesters aren’t satisfied winning small battles within the Islamic regime. Their aim is a revolution that will result in universal human rights.
As calls for greater freedom grow, the author examines how secularism might work in Iran.
To many Iranians, a revolution has happened given the public’s embrace of women and their demands amid ongoing protests. The question is whether the solidarity holds up and the regime listens.
Public support for the latest protests in Iran is unusually high and widespread. Demonstrations are underway in cities large and small, neighbourhoods rich and poor.
Women have long demanded change in Iran. In the aftermath of the death of a woman for a hijab violation, women protesters may be leading their country to a freer and more just society.
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stanford University
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Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona
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Senior lecturer, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University
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Director, Executive Leadership Academy, University of California, Berkeley
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Lecturer in Law and Socio-legal Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Philosophy Tutor, University of Oxford
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Executive Co-Director, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg
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