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The science of balance and Dariush Shayegan

Dariush Shayegan, one of the Islamic world’s foremost philosophers, died at the age of 83 in Tehran.

Wednesday، 4 April، 2018

Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA Human Rights Newsletter celebrates Nowruz |No. 218-219

Happy spring and happy Nowruz 1397 to everyone who celebrates the Persian New Year all over the world.

Sunday، 18 March، 2018

Everything you need to know about Nowruz, the New Year for many

 Every year, Nowruz coincides with the start of spring and traditionally celebrates the rebirth of nature. It also coincides with the spring equinox.

Friday، 16 March، 2018

The Woman Behind International Women’s Day Was a Refugee and a Socialist

“The woman question,” she wrote, “is nothing more or less than a question of human rights. That the emancipation of woman means in reality the emancipation of the human being within her.’”

Monday، 12 March، 2018

Do Women Count?

On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, FIDH is launching a website page presenting 101 shocking statistics on sexist violence and discrimination against women worldwide.

Friday، 9 March، 2018

This is how the global feminist revolution began

This is no utopia. We still have our problems. Power inequalities still exist. Parliamentary democracy is just one, and not necessarily the best, way of doing democracy.

Thursday، 8 March، 2018

Juste Une Gifle? Entretien avec l’auteur Niki Konstantinidou

Paris, 8 mars 2018. Armanshahr / OPEN ASIA soutient le lancement du livre “Juste Une Gifle?” par Niki Konstantinidou (nom de plume Katya Stiletti) à l’occasion de la journée internationale de la femme. Une interview […]

Thursday، 8 March، 2018

Juste Une Gifle? Interview with Niki Konstantinidou, the author of the book

Just One Slap? is a French creative non-fiction about Katya in her thirties and mother of baby Zoe, victims of domestic violence in France. It focuses on physical and psychological violence of Katya’s former partner, as well as the institutional violence directed against them.

Thursday، 8 March، 2018

Women in Cinema: The Story of Alice Guy

“History is written by men.”  This also applies to film history.  Guy-Blache was one of the first female filmmakers to direct movies during the origins of cinema itself.

Wednesday، 7 March، 2018

US Claim of ‘No Civilian Casualties’ is Tested in Afghanistan

HRW – My almost 2-year-old daughter fell on her head in a Washington, DC Starbucks, and it made me think of the children I met in Afghanistan just weeks before.  I was there to meet with civilian […]

Monday، 5 March، 2018