The beating to death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman, by the morality police for not wearing her headscarf properly has triggered massive popular demonstrations and violent state repression across Iran. What do Iranian protesters want? And why is this movement important for democratic struggles across the world? Join us for a cross-campus dialogue featuring Prof. Norma Moruzzi (UIC), Prof. Kaveh Ehsani (De Paul), and Prof. Atef Said (UIC).

Co-sponsors:

UIC
Middle East and Muslim Societies Cluster
Institute for the Humanities
Women’s Leadership and Resources Center
Arab American Cultural Center
Departments of Sociology, Political Science,
and Gender and Women’s Studies

DePaul University
Department of International Studies
Department of Women & Gender Studies
Department of Political Science
Islamic World Studies Program