Islam and human rights

Women leaders from Muslim-majority societies discuss strategies for the creation of egalitarian communities and reform of family law based on women’s capability to choose at the WLP/SAIS event, A Shared Vision for Change: Women and Legislative Reform in Muslim Majority Societies.

Mahnaz Afkhami discusses the events and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, including her own experience of exile and what she calls the "collective psychological collapse" of Iranian society. She discusses topics including feminism and Islam, her work as a government minister pushing for progressive causes, civil society building in Iran, and adapting to living in exile.

Mahnaz Afkhami discusses the stereotypes of Muslims and Muslim women commonly presented by the Western media, in an interview with Anne Petrie of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).