Archive for July 30th, 2009

Janet Afary on Women’s Rights in Iran

Janet Afary concludes a dialogue with Nawal El Saadawi initiated at Double X earlier this month. Afary is a professor of religious studies and feminist studies at UC Santa Barbara and author of ‘Sexual Politics in Modern Iran’. El Saadawi is an Egyptian writer famous for her outspokenness, particularly on the issue of women’s rights.