Join the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program for a presentation by Dr. Fariba Parsa on her newest book Fighting for Change in Iran, Woman-Life, Freedom Philosophy against political Islam.

About the Speaker

Dr. Parsa specializes in Islamic political ideologies and democracy and civil movements in Iran. She worked as an assistant research professor at George Mason University, has conducted research at Harvard University and the University of Maryland, and was previously a Non-Resident Scholar with MEI's Iran Program. Dr. Parsa was born and raised in Iran. She lived in Denmark for several years and has worked with Danish national and grassroots organizations on human rights and democracy. Dr. Parsa is the founder and president of Women’s E-Learning in Leadership (WELL), a nonprofit organization with the mission of empowering women to become leaders to make a positive change in their communities, through online education, mentorship, and global networking.