On September 1, 2023, the Iran 1400 Project interviewed Dr. Mojtaba Mahdavi about the effects, obstacles, goals, and potential transformations of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. Dr. Mahdavi discussed the paradigmatic shifts of the movement and its significance. He also explored the structural factors and constraints that affect the movement and emphasized the need for social justice.
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:
Mojtaba Mahdavi is a Professor of Political Science and the ECMC Chair in Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta. He is the author and editor of numerous works on post-Islamism, contemporary social movements and democratization in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), postrevolutionary Iran, and modern Islamic political thought.
