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The Opening of the International Conference on “The Place of Women in the Civilization of Iran and Islam” at the Iranology Foundation
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2020/07/16
By the efforts of the Iranology Foundation and in cooperation with the National Commission for UNESCO-Iran, an international conference was held virtually on the “Place of Women in the Civilization of Iran and Islam.” The conference aimed to look at the position of women in the area of “Social Responsibility” and “Home as well as Family.” The conference was held on July 4, 2020, in the form of video speeches of the opening speakers and the holding of eight specialized sessions on the following topics:
“The Women’s Place in Creation and Genesis”
“Women in Achieving Lasting Peace and Progress by Relying on the History and Civilization of Iran and Islam”
“Women in Restoring and Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage”
“Women; Self-care and Self-confidence”
“Women in Strengthening the Foundation of the Family”
“Women in Creative Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social Responsibilities”
“Women and Futurology Studies in Science and Technology, in Islamic and Western Countries”
“Women in the Media and Cyberspace: Opportunities and Threats”
At the opening of the conference, according to the Public Relations Department of the Iranology Foundation, Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Khamenei, the President of the Iranology Foundation, Scientific Secretary, and Members of the Policy Council and the Scientific Committee of the Conference, delivered their statements on this conference. The audio and text files of all lectures and meetings have been uploaded on the Iranology Foundation's website at woman.iranology.ir.
Specialized Meeting on “The Role of Women in Achieving Lasting Peace and Sustainable Progress”
This specialized meeting, with the participation of Dr Cvetan Cvetkovski, Officer-in-Charge of UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran; Dr Hojjatullah Ayoubi, Member of the Conference Policy Council and Secretary-General of the National Commission for UNESCO-Iran; Dr Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Iranology Foundation; Dr Zohreh Poustinchi, Associate Professor of Islamic Azad University, was held virtually on July 7th at the Iranology Foundation.
After welcoming and raising the issue by Dr Hojjatullah Ayoubi, Chairman of the meeting, Dr Poustinchi gave a lecture at the beginning of the meeting on “Women in Emerging Social Crisis and the Challenges of Sustainable Development in Iran.”
He mentioned the role of women in achieving peace and sustainable progress in the field of the social development process and the emerging foundations of sustainable development and women's affairs in Iranian society. He stated: “The goal of social development is to rethink, make structural changes, and increase the capabilities of people in society, especially the marginal stratum, who are generally women, create as well as meet the needs of all human societies.” Social development is the result of progress in areas such as education, health, well-being, employment, nutrition, housing, and equality in various political, social, as well as cultural spheres, wealth, also the opportunity for equal participation and all kinds of decision-making and meeting the needs of human society.
Pointing to the importance of sustainable development in societies, Dr Poustinchi emphasized that: “The crisis of employment, marriage, role-finding, positioning, and so on… can pave the way for the sustainable development of societies with the cooperation and participation of women. Given that in the process of sustainable development and social development as well as achieving lasting peace, societies in transition such as Iran are facing many crises. We need to review and change the legal structures, increase the capacity of the bureaucracy, and be effective in resolving the peaceful issues of differences in roles in various private, administrative, and bureaucratic areas. Increasing the quality of life, in this regard, should be provided as part of the needs of the Iranian women's community. Additionally, women's responsibility in the social structure should be seen as an independent and efficient role.
Dr Cvetan Cvetkovski attended the conference via live chat from Paris and spoke on “Women's Participation in the Path to Peace and Sustainable Progress Based on Education, Research, as well as Culture.”
Those interested in accessing the conference and informing about the time of holding internal and external lectures, to provide feedback and review of selected articles, can join us through the conference website at woman.iranology.ir. Also, for more information, call the conference secretariat at “021-886087779” and “0910 3167017” or write to “of.pr@iranology.ir.”
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