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Eliz Sanasarian

Professor of Political Science and Gender and Sexuality Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Eliz Sanasarian is Professor in Department of Political Science and International Relations and Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Religious Minorities in Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2000, 2006), and The Women's Rights Movement in Iran: Mutiny, Appeasement, and Repression from 1900 to Khomeini (Praeger 1982, 1983) and its edited Persian Jonbesh-e Hoquq-e Zanan Dar Iran: Toqian, Ofool va Sarkoob az 1280 ta Enqelab-e 57, translated by Nasrin Khorasani which won the first prize as the Best Research Book on Women in Iran in 2007. Her publications on a variety of topics have appeared in book chapters and academic interdisciplinary journals such as the Journal of International Affairs, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Diaspora, and Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. She is also the co-recipient of a U.S. Agency for International Development grant for work on vulnerable children and youth in Kenya. She has received various awards including USC's President's Circle Faculty Award for outstanding merit in the areas of teaching, research, and service, University's Remarkable Women Award by Women's Student Assembly, and the University's highest honor "The Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching".
She has just completed a book manuscript on good governance from below which focuses on lessons learned from a lineage of struggles around the world.

Headcovers have always been political in Iran – for women on all sides

Oct 11, 2022 04:28 am UTC| Life Politics

A friend and I were strolling through Tehrans streets one afternoon when she was approached by a member of the morality police, an agency tasked with enforcing modesty laws in public. First, the policewoman warned her to...

Economy

Fed Chair Warsh Faces Key Jackson Hole Test

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will take center stage at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday, with global markets looking for clearer signals on U.S. interest rates, persistent inflation and recent...

Tokyo Inflation Rises in August as BOJ Rate Hike Bets Grow

Consumer inflation in Tokyo edged higher in August, while underlying price pressures remained close to the Bank of Japans target, reinforcing expectations that the central bank could raise interest rates in the coming...

US Stock Futures Flat as Nvidia Rally Fades, Fed Speech in Focus

U.S. stock futures traded near the flatline Thursday evening as investors assessed Nvidias blockbuster earnings-driven rally and awaited Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech on Friday....

Asian Currencies Steady Ahead of Warsh Speech

Asian currencies traded mostly flat on Friday as investors avoided major positions ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs closely watched Jackson Hole speech. The South Korean won bucked the trend, strengthening to a...

Gold Prices Slip Ahead of Fed Chair Warsh Speech

Gold prices moved lower on Friday and were heading for a weekly decline as investors turned cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs closely watched Jackson Hole speech for fresh signals on U.S. interest rates....

Politics

German Industry Pushes Merz for Tougher China Trade Policy

German businesses are stepping up pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz to adopt a tougher China trade policy as concerns grow over state subsidies, low-priced imports and increasing competition from Chinese manufacturers....

U.S. Probes Apex Logistics Over Nvidia AI Chip Shipments to China

The U.S. government is investigating Singapore-based Apex Logistics over allegations that the freight company helped transport Nvidia AI chips and computer systems to China despite U.S. export restrictions, Bloomberg...

Pentagon Eyes U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe Amid NATO Review

A Pentagon review of U.S. military deployments in Europe is expected to produce at least four options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by November 6, as Washington considers potentially reducing its troop presence across...

Judge Rejects Minnesota Bid to Force ICE Agent Extradition

A federal judge has rejected Minnesotas attempt to force Texas Governor Greg Abbott to immediately extradite a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during a major...

U.S. Disrupts China-Linked Hacking Campaign Targeting Government Agencies

The United States has disrupted a China-linked cyber operation accused of targeting sensitive government agencies, including the Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve and U.S. Senate, authorities said Wednesday. The...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Nvidia Pauses AI Cloud Financing Deals Amid Antitrust Concerns

Nvidia has temporarily halted some deals tied to a recently introduced financing program for artificial intelligence cloud companies, amid internal concerns that the arrangement could attract greater antitrust scrutiny,...

Google Changes EU Spam Policy Amid Antitrust Scrutiny

Google has revised its spam policy in Europe after concerns from European Union regulators raised the possibility of a significant antitrust fine for Alphabet, the search giants parent company. The company said Friday that...

OpenAI AI Agent Swarm Behind Hugging Face Hack

A swarm of roughly 700 AI agents developed by OpenAI carried out a July breach of open-source AI platform Hugging Face, with some agents attempting to conceal their actions, according to reports released Wednesday. The...

Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement, Tightens Teen Social Media Rules

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose stricter protections for teenagers using Facebook and Instagram, settling claims from nearly all U.S. states that its platforms were...

Nvidia Revenue Soars 106% as AI Demand Hits ‘Inflection Point’

Nvidia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday as booming demand for artificial intelligence hardware pushed revenue up 106% from a year earlier, prompting CEO Jensen Huang to declare that AI has...