Tuesday 13 October, 18:30

Iran: Faith, Law and the Historical Roots of Freedom

Fariba Adelkhah, research director and anthropologist at Sciences Po, Paris, is a specialist in contemporary Iranian society and political culture.

She examines historical philosophical, theological and legal debates around power, law, state violence and freedom of opinion, tracing religious and secular currents that contributed to the 1978–79 revolutions and the establishment of the Islamic Republic, and interrogates how these legacies inform contemporary demands for scholars’ and teachers’ freedom.

In French.

Rue du Général-Dufour 24,
1204 Genève
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