United Nations Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies بنیاد مطالعات ایران Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:48:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://fis-iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-Dark-w-Color-1-32x32.png United Nations Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies 32 32 Hoveyda, Fereydun https://fis-iran.org/oral-history/hoveyda-fereydun/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:15 +0000 https://fisiran.org/oral-history/hoveyda-fereydun/ Recollections of childhood; life and education in Beirut; memories of his brother, Amir Abbas Hoveyda; return to Iran and the first impressions of the country; employment at the Ministry of...

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]]> Recollections of childhood; life and education in Beirut; memories of his brother, Amir Abbas Hoveyda; return to Iran and the first impressions of the country; employment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; structure and mode of operation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; as Iran’s ambassador to United Nations; Iran’s role in the settlement of disputes between India and Pakistan, termination of military conflict in Vietnam, and resolution of other international conflicts; on disputes between Iran and Iraq at the U.N.; on Iran’s annexation of Abu Musa and Tunb islands; relations between Iran and China; on the character and leadership style of the Shah.

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]]> Afkhami, Mahnaz https://fis-iran.org/oral-history/afkhami-mahnaz/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000 https://fisiran.org/oral-history/afkhami-mahnaz/ Founding of the Organization of University Women; history and structure of the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI); meeting with Princess Ashraf and the role of the Princess in women’s issues;...

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]]> Founding of the Organization of University Women; history and structure of the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI); meeting with Princess Ashraf and the role of the Princess in women’s issues; evolution of a free electoral process in WOI; evolution of the ideology and organizational structure of WOI; WOI’s School of Social Welfare; legal reforms, the Family Protection Law and the opposition to it; the Shah’s opinions on the women’s issues; WOI’s presence in the rural areas; rural cooperatives and literacy; consciousness raising as the most notable achievement of WOI; WOI and women in the labor force; National Plan of Action: its concept, structure and implementation mechanisms; WOI’s audience; veiling and the politics of dissent; role as Minister of State and utility of influence in government circles for women’s affairs; decision-making process in the cabinet; on the Shah and the cabinet ministers; Hoveyda’s character and performance; Jamshid Amuzegar as prime minister; recollections of Queen Farah and Princess Ashraf; on the Shah’s personality; importance of the presence of women in high government positions for the advancement of causes advocated by women; on the causes of the Revolution of 1978-79; role of women in the Revolution.

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