Discussion
A Conversation With
- Abdee Kalantari, Iranian Writer
- Saharnaz Samaeinejad, University of Toronto
- Saira Rafiee, Graduate Center, CUNY
- Setareh Shohadaei, New School for Social Research
When
Thursday, September 12, 2019
5-7pm
Where
Richard Ettinghausen Library at the Hagop Kevorkian Center
50 Washington Square South
NYC 10012
Since the early days of the Trump administration, numerous U.S. government officials have started to meet with many renowned Iranian opposition groups and activists in diaspora, and actively attempted to recruit them to create an image of a solidified Iranian opposition that seeks the support of the US in its alleged fight for democracy and human rights in Iran. The speakers of this panel will explore the socio-political impacts and legal pay-off of this meaningful shift of the Trump administration toward Iranian activists and dissidents in diaspora.