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Oct 2021
40m 42s

Gender Equality in Middle East

NEGAR MORTAZAVI
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Negar Mortazavi speaks to Azadeh Moaveni, Director of Gender and Conflict at the International Crisis Group, about online threats against female journalists who cover Iran, women’s rights and the golden years of reform, how US policy has impacted Iranian women, and feminist movements across the Middle East. 
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