Minds of the Movement

An ICNC blog on the people and power of civil resistance

Seyedeh Faezeh Alavi

Seyedeh Faezeh Alavi is an Iranian activist and MA student in Development Policy at KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea. She is currently working on Human Rights and Sustainable Social Development at iHuman, an NGO that focuses on personal, organizational, and social development, mainly in Iran. She is an artist who aspires to be the voice of people through her artwork. She is an alumna of the ICNC online course on civil resistance.

Writings from Seyedeh Faezeh Alavi

Articles

Movement Commentary

نگاهی به گذشته، نگاهی به آینده: انقلاب ایران در حال پیشروی است

زیر سایه بسیاری از خبرهای رسانه‌ای، و در حالی که هدف شدید‌ترین سرکوب‌ها قرار گرفته است، انقلاب ملی ایران برای رسیدن به سکولار دموکراسی مطلوبش در حرکت است. این انقلاب در حالی در سراسر ایران ریشه می‌دواند وارد پنجمین ماه خود شده است. علی‌ رغم سرکوب‌های شدید و بی‌رحمانه رژیم، گستره اعتراضات چه به لحاظ جغرافیایی و چه به لحاظ مشارکت اقشار مختلف در حال گسترش است. مسئله‌ای که نشان می‌دهد رژیم در حال از دست دادن قدرت و کنترل اوضاع است.

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Movement Commentary

Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Iranian Revolution Forges Ahead

Shadowed by many breaking headlines and increasingly brutal repression, the Iranian revolution for secular democracy continues to forge ahead. Soon in its fifth month, the uprising has taken root across Iran. Its widening geographic spread and deepening diversity of participants have been met with an intensified crackdown ordered by the Islamic regime–evidence that its grip on power is slipping. […]

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Movement Commentary

“Mahsa, Your Name Will Be a Symbol”: Revolution and the Prospects of a New Iran

The 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew the monarchy of Iran, and an Islamic dictatorship was established in its place. Over the ensuing four decades, people have nonviolently defied the regime and challenged its policies. However, because of the lack of communication channels with the free world, combined with the military power of the regime, the people have not been able to spread their voices. Until now… On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in custody of the Morality Police after being detained for allegedly breaking the law requiring women to wear the hijab. […]

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