Visionary Women, the non-profit community focused on engaging conversations and funding high impact initiatives for women and girls, hosted a special report on Nov. 2 covering the crisis in Iran and the women at the forefront. The event was moderated by Niloo Razi, a national security expert, and featured a panel with Goli Ameri, former United States Representative to United Nations and Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Lisa Daftari, an investigative journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Foreign Desk, a multi-media news platform.
While panelists acknowledged that protests have become more regular in Iran over the years, discussion centered around why this movement may be different, and how it already is. Since the death of Mahsa Amini ignited unrest throughout Iran and around the globe, the Beverly Hills community has reverberated the voices of the brave Iranian women who continue to stand up for their rights. “When you have protesters in a country like Iran that is so restrictive, you really need to help put wind in their sails,” Ameri said.
