Women, Life, Liberty: Iran’s Democratic Future

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents an in-person & online Persian-language Syposium on "Women, Life, Liberty: Iran’s Democratic Future". 

Event Schedule (Eastern Time):

10:15-10:30 Welcome & Introduction

Mohamad Tavakoli, University of Toronto 
Payam Akhavan, University of Toronto

10:30-12:00 Panel I: Historical Retrospectives on “Women, Life, Liberty” Movement 

Moderator: Mohamad Tavakoli, University of Toronto 
Janet Afary, University of California, Santa Barbara 
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, University of Pennsylvania 
Fatemeh Shams, University of Pennsylvania

1:30-3:00 Panel Il: A Charter of Rights for a Democratic and Pluralistic Iran

Moderator: Victoria Tahmasebi, University of Toronto
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University 
Mina Yazdani, Eastern Kentucky University 
Mehrangiz Kar, Center for Human Rights in Iran 
Gissou Nia, Atlantic Council

3:30-5:00 Panel III: The Elements of a Democratic Transition

Moderator: Payam Akhavan, University of Toronto
Nazila Ghana, Oxford University, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief 
Ladan Boroumand, Abdorrahman Boroumand Center 
Shahrzad Mojab, University of Toronto 
Azadeh Pourzand, Siamak Pourzand Foundation

5:30-7:00 Panel IV: Democratic Ethos and Democratic Responsibilities

Moderator: Alidad Mafinezam, West Asia Council 
Niloufar Pourzand, York University 
Ramin Jahanbegloo, Jindal Global University 
Fatemeh Keshavarz, University of Maryland
Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament, House of Commons of Canada

Location:

• In-Person: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
• Zoom Registration & Participation: https://uoft.me/IransDemocraticFuture