Sanctions, Politics, and Everyday Life in Iran

With an unknown future for the JCPOA and Biden continuing to enforce maximum pressure sanctions, how is Iran’s new government looking at Iran’s economy and diplomatic relations? Economic diplomacy exp...

14 Nov 20221h 1min

Based on extensive interviews and oral histories as well as archival sources, Women and the Islamic Republic challenges the dominant masculine theorizations of state-making in post-revolutionary Iran....

14 Nov 202257min

Challenging conventional depictions of Iranians, the Heartbeat of Iran provides a rich portrait of the lives of ordinary Iranians. Join us for an online Book Forum with journalist, author, and humanit...

14 Nov 202255min

Following the 1979 revolution, the Iranian government set out to Islamize society. Muslim piety had to be visible, in personal appearance and in action. Iranians were told to pray, fast, and attend mo...

14 Nov 20221h

Since the end of World War II, the United States has set out to oust governments in the Middle East on an average of once per decade―in places as diverse as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan (twice), Egypt, Lib...

14 Nov 20221h

This event is part of Rethinking Iran at SAIS's ongoing programming on the theme of “Iran and the US: A Critical Juncture,” which will include fireside chats, policy forums, and roundtable discussions...

14 Nov 202256min

Rakhshan Banietemad is one of the first female film directors in Iran. Edited by Maryam Ghorbankarimi, this book is the first English language study of Banietemad’s films and career with chapters by s...

14 Nov 20221h 2min

This book examines the unintended consequences of top-down reforms in Iran, analysing how the Iranian reformist governments (1997–2005) sought to utilise gradual reforms to control independent activis...

14 Nov 202259min