MENA Talks
The “The MENA Talks” is a podcast series by the BIC. Once a month, our hosts will engage with international, regional, and local experts to explore many underlying historical, economic, social, and political drivers behind today’s multidimensional challenges in the wider Middle East and Africa regions.
MENA Talks
S02 Ep. 06 - Policing Women’s Bodies: Iran, the West, and the Danger of Single Narratives.
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Episode 6
With Shada Islam and Rafia Zakaria
On this very special episode of the MENA Talks, the BIC’s Senior Commentator on Geopolitics, Shada Islam, is joined by best seller author Rafia Zakaria to have a frank conversation about current developments in Iran. The death of Maisa Amini provoked fury across Iran and the world, causing unprecedented levels of popular discontent against the Iranian regime’s brutal practices. In view of that, Shada and Rafia go beyond the headlines to shed light on the meaning and potential for these protests from a gender, post-colonial perspective, while also highlighting the role of the West in supporting the protesters.