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About Sanam Vakil

Sanam Vakil is an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Women and Politics in Iran: Action and Reaction (Continuum, 2011)

Articles by Sanam Vakil

Tuesday 19th October

Iran's women: a movement in transition

The women’s movement for gender equality in Iran has for thirty years been at the heart of wider political struggles in the Islamic Republic. Sanam Vakil tracks three major phases in its development and identifies the ingredients of a fourth.
Friday 19th February

Iran: a phantom victory

The Iranian state has won a round in the battle against the opposition "green movement". But the war of survival continues, says Sanam Vakil.
Tuesday 21st April

Iran’s election and Iran’s system

The presidential vote creates an expectation of change that Iranian conditions may not satisfy
Wednesday 16th July

Iran’s political shadow war

Tehran's factional disputes are rooted in the very character of the regime
Monday 4th June

The Iran-American dialogue: enemies within

The internal strife in Tehran and Washington blocks the end of a long feud, says Sanam Vakil
Sunday 1st April

Iran's hostage politics

Iran’s seizure of British military personnel in the contested waters of the Persian Gulf is an instrument both of domestic pressure-politics and foreign-policy leverage, says Sanam Vakil.
Thursday 1st February

Iran's nuclear gamble

Tehran’s nuclear programme, regional profile and economic woes have put its regime in a corner. Sanam Vakil suggests a way out.
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