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Mahnaz Afkhami
David Rubenstein Distinguished Visitor - Class of Spring 2009
Founder and President, Women’s Learning Partnership
Biography
Mahnaz Afkhami (Iran/USA) is the founder and President of Women’s Learning Partnership, Executive Director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies, and former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Iran. She serves on advisory boards for Ethical Globalization Initiative, International Museum of Women, World Movement for Democracy, and the Women’s Division of Human Rights Watch, among a number of other national and international organizations. Ms. Afkhami has been a leading advocate of women’s rights internationally for more than three decades. Her publications include Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation, Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World, Women in Exile, and Women and the Law in Iran. Among the training manuals she has co-authored are Claiming Our Rights: A Manual for Women's Human Rights Education in Muslim Societies, Safe and Secure: Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls in Muslim Societies, and Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women.
American Academy Project
Religion, Culture, and Women’s Human Rights in Muslim Societies
Lecture Summary
Culture, Democracy, and Women's Human Rights in Muslim Majority Societies
David Rubenstein Foreign Policy Distinguished Visitor Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder and President of the Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP), delivered a lecture on “Culture, Democracy, and Women’s Human Rights in Muslim Majority Societies” on June 11. Ms. Afkhami was born in Kerman, Iran, and founded the Association of Iranian University Women. She also served as Secretary General of the Women’s Organization of Iran prior to the Islamic Revolution, in January 1979. Since immigrating to the United States, Ms. »