Together with the Iranian Solidarity Forum, Kristiania University College is organizing Woman, Life, Freedom conference from Wednesday 14 June to Friday 16 June. The starting point for the conference is the ongoing unrest in Iran. The death of Jina Amini, who was taken into custody for what authorities say is improper wearing of a hijab, has sparked the biggest popular protests in Iran since the Shah was overthrown in 1979.
A number of Iranian and international researchers are coming to the conference to help create increased awareness, and to exchange views on gender, freedom of expression and societal change, including political, socio-cultural, religious and economic aspects related to the conditions in Iran. The agenda also includes topics about the relationship between Iran and the outside world.
Iran finds herself in a disastrous condition; The country is ruled by a group of religious fanatics. There is a gender-apartheid manifested in Iranian everyday life, and systemic and historical discrimination against national and religious minorities in the country. Because of massive mismanagement and corruption, the Iranian economy is ruined. Additionally, the international embargo and sanctions, have led to immense difficulties for most Iranians to maintain their basic needs in the country. This current uprising in Iran is in fact an uprising to fight the ruling conditions in Iran. The question of Iran is, and for quite a while, has been, a source to range of issues of great geo-cultural and geopolitical significance. The recent performance of international solidarity, especially by women, to stand with Iranian women in their struggle against tyranny and dictatorship, has been colossal.
Inspired by recent developments in Iran, the Kristiania University College aims to organize a Conference on 14th-16th of June 2023, the Woman, Life and Freedom Conference. We hope to use the occasion to exchange scholarly views on some of the dimensions of the recent movement. In this regard, the conference contains the following areas:
a) Gender and Social Change
b) Ethnicity and Nationalism
c) Media
d) Iran and Islam into the Future?
e) Class Poverty and inequality
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