The Iranian Regime Structure and Women's Rights
A public lecture by Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Harvard University
Monday, January 14, 2008
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
UCLA
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo is a human rights activist and former parliamentarian in the 6th Majils from 2000 to 2004. She is currently a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. During her time in parliament, she was renowned as an articulate and fearless advocate of human rights and women’s rights in particular. She writes extensively on human rights and has also published on educational and sociological issues. She has previously held professorships at Tehran University and Shahid Behesti University, and was a fellow at MIT’s Center for International Relations.
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This lecture is part of the Center's Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran.
Cost: Free
Special Instructions
Lecture will be presented in English.
For more information please contact
Peter Szanton, Center for Near Eastern Studies
Tel: (310) 825-1455
pszanton@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cnes
