A Symposium on The Iranian Women’s Bill of Rights

A Symposium on The Iranian Women’s Bill of Rights

On April, the Elahe Omidyar Mirjalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto hosted a symposium on the Iran Women's Bill of Rights.

During this event, professors, researchers, and women’s rights activists discussed and introduced the objectives of this bill.

The list of participants attending this seminar includes:

• Mohamad Tavakoli: Professor of History and Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations and Director of the Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto

• Mahdieh Golru: Feminist, human rights activist, and graduate of Ervin University

• Homa Hoodfar: Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, University of Concordia

• Mehrangiz Kar: Attorney, writer, and a women’s rights and human rights advocate

• Mona Tajali: Associate Professor of IR & WGSS, Chair, Political Science Department, Director, Human Rights Program, Agnes Scott College

• Rezvan Moghadam: Independent scholar, human rights activist and founder of several Iranian women’s organizations and campaigns for gender equality

• Nayereh Tohidi: Professor Emerita and former Chair of the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, the Founding Director of the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at California State University

• Haifa Asadi: Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice Activist

• Azadeh Momeni: Political scientist, Carleton University

• Fatemeh Shams: Professor of Persian Literature, University of Pennsylvania