The Problem of Nation Building in Iran (23rd Episode of the Woman, Life, Freedom Forum in Cologne, Germany)
This is the 23rd episode of our series of discussions regarding the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement with a focus on “The Problem of Nation Building in Iran”.
This event is being held in collaboration between Iran Academia and the Melanchthon Akademie.
The event will begin with speeches by Asghar Shirazi. and Meysam Badamchi.
Date: Friday, 15 November 2024
Opening: 4:30 pm CEST
Event: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm CEST
Reactions in Turkey to Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement
This article deals with the reactions in Turkey to Iran’s “Women, Life, Freedom” movement. The Mahsa-Jina protests have been covered by the media close to the ruling Justice and Development Party, and those affiliated with opposition parties or independent feminist civil society activists, each differently. Some analysts argued that lack of legal party platforms for change in Iran (similar to those existing in Turkey) are the driving force behind the Mahsa movement and similar protests in the future. On the opposite side, for Turkish feminists, the courageous struggle of Iranian women against the mandatory hijab during the Mahsa protests, to a great extent has changed the stereotypical image about Iranian women that possibly existed among the secular segments of the Turkish society in the post-revolutionary era.