Human Security

Mahnaz Afkhami interview on the role of women in shaping global security and promoting a human security paradigm, Zan-e Emrooz (Today's Woman), Voice of America (video, Persian)

Mahnaz Afkhami, President and founder of Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), discuss the recent International Women Leaders Global Security Summit (IWLGSS) held November 15-17, 2007 (New York City), which aimed to bring perspectives and voices of global women leaders to the international discourse on security.

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Advancing Human Security

Mahnaz Afkhami Oral History (audio files, English)

This resource page links to the audio recording files for Mahnaz Afkhami's oral history interview (Iran/USA).

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Preserving Women's History

Mahnaz Afkhami Oral History Content Summary (document, English)

This document is a time-coded written summary in five-minute increments of an oral history interview with Mahnaz Afkhami (Iran/USA).

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Preserving Women's History

Rights and Resistance: Supporting Calls for Freedom and Equality in Afghanistan and Iran (video, English)

The calls for women’s human rights in Iran and Afghanistan require coordinated action by the international community. On March 10, as part of the UN Commission on the Status of Women NGO Forum, WLP will brought together Iranian and Afghan women leaders to share ways to assist movements for women’s rights inside and outside the countries.

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Advocating for Human Rights

Advancing Human Security