Author: NID

Many have considered the recent presidential and City and Village Council elections to be a crucial moment for women’s rights activists in Iran. The Iranian Women’s Movement have used both elections as an opportunity to challenge some of …

April 19 Nonviolent Initiative for Democracy Inc. & BU’s Iranian Student Organization Present: Justice and Democratic Future of Iran, Lecture by Dr. Payam Akhavan, Followed by Free Screening of The Green Wave, Film by Ali Samadi Ahadi; Q&A with the director follows the screening.

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Persian Event, March 11-12 In this series of lectures on roots of violence and conflict resolution, the speakers will shed light on historical, sociological and philosophical aspects of violence from a theoretical perspective. The participants will gain knowledge of barriers and challenges to peaceful initiatives to overcome violence, as well as sources of intolerance and violence against ethnic groups, women, and religions and linguistic minorities.

An important point from Mahatma Gandhi