Contemporary Iran in Context
Thursday, December 04 2008
by Frank Stasio, Katy Barron, and Roshen Sethna
It’s part of what the Bush administration terms the “Axis of Evil” and its President is prone to anti-Semitic rantings. But beyond the headlines, most Americans don’t know much about contemporary Iran. A seminar at UNC-Chapel Hill aims to put the Islamic Republic in context by discussing not just contemporary politics, but also literature, film and reform. Omid Safi, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Charles Kurzman, Professor of Sociology, join host Frank Stasio to broaden the scope of the conversation about Iran beyond nuclear weapons and “Death to Israel.”
