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Iran

CURA Hosts Lecture on Veiling and Violence in Recent Iranian History

in Centers & Programs

What constitutes proper attire for women – and men – has been a major issue in Iran’s culture wars for more than a century. Pardee School Professor Emeritus Chehabi provided an overview of the issue of veiling in Iranian society from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Tagged: 2022, CURA, Houchang Chehabi, Institute on Culture Religion and World Affairs, Iran, Muslim, Muslim Countries, Women

Chehabi Publishes Article on Iranian Political Society

in Research

“The conservatives’ control of all [Iranian] institutions comes at a price: a narrowing of the regime’s social base and thus its legitimacy.”

Tagged: 2021, Elections, Houchang Chehabi, Iran, Wilson Center

Chehabi Publishes New Book: Onomastic Reforms

in Research

Professor Chehabi’s book describes the public debates surrounding their obsolescence & explores the ways Iranians chose or invented surnames for themselves.

Tagged: 2020, Book, Houchang Chehabi, Iran, Published

Najam Discusses Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

in In the Media

Dean Najam the assassination of the Iranian nuclear scientist as well as its regional and global implications. 

Tagged: 2020, Adil Najam, Assassination, Dunya TV, HUM News, Iran, Iran Deal

Chehabi Publishes Article on the Malleability of Sharia

in Research

Professor Chehabi discusses how religious authorities reclassified caviar to conform to the sharia.

Tagged: 2020, Faculty News, Houchang Chehabi, Iran

Chehabi Published in Confluences Méditarranée

in Research

Prof. Chehabi sheds light on the transnational links between constitutionalist movements in Asia and Africa.

Tagged: 2020, Confluences Méditarranée, Constitution, Houchang Chehabi, Iran

Chehabi Writes on Iran/Thailand Parallels in Mizan

in In the Media

Professor Houchang Chehabi recently wrote an article in Mizan about the historic parallels between Iran and Thailand.

Tagged: 2020, global studies, Houchang Chehabi, Iran, Mizan, Thailand

Hobson in Foreign Policy on Vengeance as Policy

in In the Media

Alex Hobson publishes essay in Foreign Policy arguing that vengeance as foreign-policy is not a good idea.

Tagged: 2020, Alex Hobson, Assassination, Foreign Policy, Iran, Suleimani, Targeted Killings

Weinstein Writes OpEd on the Death of Qasem Soleimani

in In the Media

Gen. Jack Weinstein writes OpEd for BU Today on the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani arguing that the United States’ problems with Iran will not be solved with additional military action.

Tagged: In The Media, Iran, Jack Weinstein, Middle East, POV, Soleimani

Najam Interviewed on Regional Implications of Iran Tensions

in In the Media, Videos

Adil Najam was interviewed by multiple TV news channels in Pakistan on the growing sense of unease in the Middle East as US-Iran tensions mount.

Tagged: Adil Najam, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Soleimani

Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on U.S.-Iran Relations

in General News, In the Media

Prof. Gregory Aftandilian discusses relations between the United State and Iran since the hostage crisis of 1979.

Tagged: 2019, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Iran, The Arab Weekly, us

Aftandilian Gives Talk on the State of US-Iran Relations

in General News

Gregory Aftandilian gave a talk on the state of United States-Iran relations hosted by the Washington chapter of the London School of Economics alumni group.

Tagged: 2019, Alumni, gregory aftandilian, Iran, London School of Economics, us

Beyond the Headlines: The Cost of Intervention in Iran and Beyond

in Beyond the Headlines, Videos

The Beyond the Headlines series continued with a discussion entitled “The Cost of Intervention in Iran and Beyond.”

Tagged: 2019, BtH, Intervention, Iran

Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Macron’s Iran Proposal

in In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian discusses why it will be difficult for Iran and the United States to accept French President Macron’s compromise proposal to defuse tensions.

Tagged: 2019, France, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Iran, Macron, The Arab Weekly, us

Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Trump and Iran

in In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian discusses United States President Donald Trump’s desire to avoid war with Iran.

Tagged: 2019, Donald Trump, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Iran, The Arab Weekly

Chehabi Publishes Article in International Journal of Middle East Studies

in General News, Research

Prof. Houchang Chehabi published an article entitled “Gender Anxieties in the Iranian Zūrkhānah.”

Tagged: 2019, Houchang Chehabi, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Iran, Journal Article

Aftandilian in Mother Jones on U.S.- Iran Tensions

in In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian discusses the escalating tension between the United States and Iran as well as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran policy. 

Tagged: 2019, Donald Trump, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Iran, Mother Jones, us

Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on the U.S. and Iran

in General News, In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian discusses concerns in United States Congress over the mounting tensions between the U.S. and Iran. 

Tagged: 2019, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Iran, The Arab Weekly, us

Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on US-Iran Tension

in In the Media

Gregory Aftandilian published an article discussing the current tensions between the United States and Iran. 

Tagged: 2019, gregory aftandilian, In The Media, Iran, The Arab Weekly, us

Najam on WBUR’s Radio Open Source on Bolton and Iran

in In the Media

Dean Adil Najam discusses U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s strategy on Iran as well as a possible Saudi, Israeli and U.S. coalition against Iran. 

Tagged: 2019, Adil Najam, In The Media, Iran, John Bolton, NPR, Radio Open Source, WBUR

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