Woman, Life, Freedom: All In On Iran

About Woman, Life, Freedom: All In On Iran

Welcome to Woman, Life, Freedom: All In On Iran, a podcast series in which we go deep in conversations with experts on various aspect of the revolutionary uprising that began in Iran in September 2022, when 22-year old Mahsa Jina Amini was killed in Morality Police detention. Women and men of all walks of life – many of them very young – poured into the streets to demand the downfall of the Islamic Republic, chanting slogans that were unprecedented in the history of the now 44-year-old state. These protests were groundbreaking and different from previous ones in that they showed a united front among societal groups, including Iran’s large yet marginalized minorities, and a complete disavowal of the central ideological tenets of the Islamic Republic. The state security forces responded by killing more than 500 protestors on the streets, executing four after arrest, maiming hundreds of people who are now left without an eye or have pellet hole marks all over their bodies, and imprisoning over 20,000 people, both protestors but also journalists, lawyers, human rights activist, filmmakers, artists, and anyone with a voice whom they suspected of harboring sympathies with the movement. In each episode, we unpack an important aspect of what has been a historic moment unfolding in Iran. We draw both on our experts’ professional insights, but also engage with them as humans living through these momentous times.

Publisher

LAITS Podcasting

Category

government · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Apr 2020

Latest episode

9 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Dec 2024

   The Student Edition: 2nd Anniversary of WLF

2. 

   19 Jan 2024

   Discussing “What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom” with Arash Azizi

   Arash Azizi explores what Iranians want for their future with a focus on women's rights and freedom, offering insights into the complexities of Iranian society.

3. 

   14 Sept 2023

   Woman, Life, Freedom Anniversary

   Join us in this anniversary episode as we reflect on a year that has changed Iran forever. The Woman, Life, Freedom uprising that began in Iran following the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini on 16 September 2022 ignited nationwide demands for a politics that respects life itself. We sit down to discuss […]

4. 

   25 Aug 2023

   Iran’s Economy with Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

   During Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising, questions around Iran’s economy became hotly contested. Join us as economics experts Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Esfandyar Batmanghelidj take us on a deep dive into understanding Iran’s economy as it intersects with domestic and foreign politics, US-imposed sanctions, and the country’s women and youth.

5. 

   16 Jun 2023

   Iran Women’s Bill of Rights with Mona Tajali

   Iran’s continued suppression of women’s rights and political opportunities has been one of the biggest driving factors of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. Join us as we explore gender discrimination in political participation and the Iran Women’s Bill of Rights with Mona Tajali.

6. 

   8 Mar 2023

   Sexual Politics in Iran with Janet Afary

   Join us as we delve into an illuminating history of sexual politics in modern Iran with the scholar of religion and modernity, Professor Janet Afary.

7. 

   3 Mar 2023

   Poetry & Protest with Fatemeh Shams

   This movement has been nothing if not poetic. Poet and scholar of Persian literature, Fatemeh Shams, takes us through the slogans of the uprising, and some of the poetry written in its wake.

8. 

   27 Feb 2023

   Internet & Social Media with Mahsa Alimardani

   Social media has been central to the trajectory of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. In this episode, Internet scholar Mahsa Alimardani talks to us about the role of social media in this and previous uprisings, and the state’s cyber strategies for clamping down on freedom of speech in Iran.

9. 

   14 Feb 2023

   Revolution with Asef Bayat

   Asef Bayat, a leading expert on Middle Eastern social movements, shares his insights on Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom movement, offering a deeper understanding of its dynamics and potential impact.

10. 

    29 Apr 2020

    Test Video

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