On August 8, 2023, the Iran 1400 Project interviewed Dr. Farzin Vahdat about the effects, obstacles, goals, and potential transformations of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. During the discussion, he emphasized the awareness of Iranian citizens regarding their rights and citizenship. He addressed issues such as state suppression, the lack of organization amongst those in opposition, and the ideas of power, agency, and democracy within Iran.
This interview is part of a series of 17 interviews on the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. If you’d like to watch the other videos from this series, click here:
Farzin Vahdat is a sociologist working on conditions and notions of modernity and their applications to Iran, Islam and the Muslim world. Vahdat has taught at Tufts, Harvard and Yale Universities, as well as Vassar College.
