A documentary from American journalist Carl Rowan (1925-2000) about rising political tensions in Iran released in 1978, one year before the revolution. Opens with a background history of the Iranian Revolution, including interviews with a student dissent the head of SAVAK, and Mohommad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was still the king at the time of the interview.
An account of the military and diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran in the period of time just before the revolution. The scope of the documentary ends just before Mohommad Reza Shah Pahlavi was admitted to the United States for cancer treatment, leading to the protests that resulted in the downfall of his government.
In 1996 Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) hosted a forum called Beijing and Beyond, drawing Muslim women scholars and activists from all over the world to discuss the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action. Following the forum, a small group of women leaders gathered for an in-depth discussion about the cultural and historical roles of women in Muslim majority societies.
