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DESCRIPTION:Zoom Webinar/Registration Required: https://bit.ly/IranUprising
 s\n\nThe death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16\, 2022\, in gove
 rnment custody sparked what is commonly referred to as the "hijab protests
 " but the uprising is about much more\, including such themes as agency\, 
 women rights\, human rights\, democracy\, political freedoms\, due process
  and justice. This panel investigates how women are at the forefront of re
 sistance to the "Resistance State" in the struggle for "normalcy."\n\nMode
 rator:\n\nPouya Alimagham\, Lecturer and Historian of modern Iran\, the Mi
 ddle East\, and revolutionary movements\, MIT.\n\nPanelists:\n\nMaryam Ale
 mzadeh\, Associate Professor in History and Politics of Iran\, Oxford Scho
 ol of Global and Area Studies (OSGA). Her topic will be “Politics of the
  Normal: Young Iranians’ Departure from Conventional Activism.”\n\nYal
 da Hamidi\, Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's Studies\, Minnesota 
 State University. Her topic will be "Mahsa's Revolution and the Change of 
 the Iranian Feminist Canon."\n\nMahrou Zhaf\, Assistant Professor and Chai
 r of Gender and Sexuality Studies\, St. Lawrence University. Her topic wil
 l be “The Islamic Republic’s Perverse State of Mind and the Female Res
 istance.”\n\nSponsor: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS)\n\nClic
 k here to download poster.\n\nFree & open to the public \n\nMIT is committ
 ed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disa
 bilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have
  other questions\, please contact us at starrforum@mit.edu.\n\nSign up for
  Starr Forum emails to get notified about upcoming events.\n\nA full listi
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SUMMARY:STARR FORUM Iran and the Struggle for 'Normalcy': Woman\, Life\, Fr
 eedom
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 gle_for_normalcy_women_life_freedom
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