Ali Sharifian

Double Oppression: The Bitter Reality of Life for Kurdish Women in the Islamic Republic

Among the issues that arose almost a century ago during Iran’s Constitutional Revolution, and that continues to be important today, is how to achieve democracy and attain human rights, particularly women’s rights, in a patriarchal society where religion has been the core of domestic and social life.  Iranian women’s demands ...
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Soccer and the Yearning for Self-Expression

The ninth round of World Soccer Games ended on June 9th, 2006 in Germany an after one month, emerged the results of one of the world’s greatest sporting events. In view of the conditions that the Islamic Republic of Iran has created for its people, particularly the youth, which amounts to ...
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Ali Sharifian

Ali Sharifian

Ali Sharifian, an Iranian-Canadian journalist and director, has directed and performed in several plays in Iran, Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has been working as a freelance journalist for major radio stations, newspapers, and magazines in Persian, English, and French. His analytical articles, reports, and essays have been published worldwide, including in Shahrvand. Sharifian received an M.A. in communications from Concordia University, an M.A. in arts administration from Farabi University, and a B.A. in performing arts from the Dramatic Arts Department in Tehran, Iran.

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