A new prize for the iranian women: The Alexander-Langer-Award 2009 goes to Narges Mohammadi!!!!

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Narges Mohammadi was born in Zanjan. She became a professional engineer after graduating in physics at the International Imam Khomeini University. During her university studies she organized a university formation named Roshangaran and wrote articles for independent newspapers about the respect for the women and students rights. She was arrested twice in 2 university meetings.

 

As a journalist she wrote for various reformist journals, among these Payam-e Hajar. Later this publication was banned as it upheld fighting for the equality of women and the rights of all citizens regardless of their gender, political opinions and religion. She is also the author of political essays, i.a. The reforms, the strategy and the tactics, in Persian.

 

Because of her passion for the mountain, she organized climbs and took part in the ascent of the most important Iranian peaks. However, due to her political activity, later she was no longer allowed to take part in the official expeditions.

 

In 2001 Narges Mohammadi got married ti Taghi Rahmani. She knew him when he was teaching Civil Society courses, students were quite numerous at his lectures. Now they have two twins. Right after their marriage Rahmani was arrested. Only after a two- year custody he could come to know the accusations which had been leveled against him. He spend one thirds of his life in prison because of his critique against the theocratic regime. On the other hand, his repeated arrests have induced Narges Mohammadi to pay particular attention to the situation of the convicts, especially those for crimes of opinion, who are secluded- quoting her words- in the violation of “the most basic principles of law, with illegal imprisonments, without stating the accusation, without evidence, without a sentence, prohibiting the counsel for the defense to have the files of their clients“. Because of these criticisms and after her husband’s arrest, she was imprisoned in 1998 and sentenced to 1 year imprisonment. Nevertheless, this experience has given her a new strength to assist the dissidents imprisoned and their families.

 

Now she also works closely with Shirin Ebadi, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, and has become vice- president and spokeswoman of the Defenders of Human Rights Center. After the illegal shutdown of the center on 21^st December 2008, the international press has reported her denunciations and declarations of protest.

 

On 7^th September 2008 Narges Mohammadi was elected as president of the executive committee of the National Council of Peace in Iran, a broad coalition against war and for the promotion of human rights. It includes writers, artists, lawyers, social activists, women, students, trade unionists, representatives of ethnic minorities and political groups opposing to any military or terroristic action and preventive armed conflicts against Iran. In fact, these measures would not solve the nuclear crisis; on the contrary, they would upset the already fragile balance of the Persian Gulf Region and further worsen the human rights situation.

The National Peace Council wants the world to see “another Iran”, which is against any violent action and committed for the construction of peace, safety, stability and well-being through relationships based on tolerance and friendship.

 

Narges Mohammadi is convinced that the Iranian society deeply wants changes in favor of democracy and the full respect for human rights: “The Iranian society has been strongly claiming its right to democracy. Students, workers, teachers, women, youngsters have precise requests and the Government will have to give them an answer. A satisfactory answer. It is not the problem of an elitarian group, it is the problem of an entire nation“.

(Press release from the foundation Alexander Langer, 28.04.09)

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“Había una vez…”
Muestra plástica de la artista Patricia Indij

Inaugura: 17 de abril 2009 - 19:00 hs.

 

El Museo de la Mujer presenta a la artista plástica Patricia Indij, con la certeza de que el estallido de luz y color en cada una de sus obras impacta sobre todos los sentidos. Su profundidad expresiva de forma y movimiento me convoca a la libertad de la danza y la asociación musical, pero la definición de sus trazos guía mis emociones  por un camino de serena reflexión. Ella, se entrega al hacer creativo sin prejuicios y con la composición acabada nos expone su interior. Quien experimenta su obra, paradojalmente, la adivina mujer por su fuerza manifiesta. Graciela Tejero Coni Directora

Técnica mixta – 1.00X1.00 m.

 

 

 

 

          
17 de abril a 15 de mayo de 2009

 

In March ,Our museum celebrated the 98th “International Women’s Day.” As an unique Women’s Culture Museum in China ,our Museum was widely concerned . Since March 2 to March 8,we received the China Zhi Gong Dang in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province Bureau of Meteorology, Safety Office of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Nuclear Geology Bureau, China Eastern Airlines Corporation and Qinghai Normal University and other units of visitors more than 2,000 people, Xi’an Television also made a special program for our museum.

After visiting ,visitors fully affirmed the status of women in culture and values of the museum, gave the museum’s job a high degree of evaluation, but also put forward some valuable advice to the future development of my hall .

FEMINITIES
An exhbition about women’s roles.
The exhibition was shown in Austria during summer 2008 and would like to have other venues. It can be condensed to 300 m2 or it can be shown on up to 600 m2. 12 women’s roles have been identified to choose from. Most women combine some of them during certain periods of their lives. But as things chance, roles or the personal choice may change to. The exhibition shows 150 historical and mythological personalities, Indian godesses, empress Maria-Theresia, Marie Curie as well as Florence Nightingale, Mata Hari or the unknow mother. The spectator jumps from one culture to the next, from one epoch to an other one. She becomes aware that no moral rules can give the guideline whitch role to choose and that the possibilities are wide.
The exhibit was most enjoyed by women who accompanyied  the social anthropologist who made the exhibition on the trip through different cultures without praising or condemning certain roles. Illustrated catalogue (in German) with Claudia Gehrke Konkursbuchverlag, editor of gender related books since 1975. (www.konkursbuch.com)
Slideshow: www.weibs-bilder.at. Further information and rentout: ethno-expo Zurich, Switzerland +41-44-450 84 84. Please phone.

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3rd letter to the women’s museums worldwide

 

The first exhibition of the women’s museums worldwide

 

“Idols – role model – heroes”

 

The first exhibition of the women’s museums shall not only represent the houses but also their contens. It shall show the main subject of the museums. With it the interest of the public is revived.

 

Each museum has got two fields:

1. Information about the separate house

2. Exhibits (photos, pictures etc.) to the subject « Idols – role models – female heroes »

 

1. The information of the women’s museums about their institutions, their “personal description”, is the basis of the whole project, and it is by no means only made for the museum’s specialist public. The documentations allow a look on the variety of the museums, show comparisons how the respective houses are built, what concerns their genesis, supporter, organization and financing, which are their contents and how they are embedded concerning culture and society.

For the documentations, that we want to shape uniformly, we require a lot of information material from each museum.

 

2. Idols – role models – heroes

The exhibition of the approx. 50 women’s museums worldwide shows portraits of the well-known women of their county. They can be fighters for women rights, pioneers, women in politics, science, medecine and technics, great women on social fields, artists (art, film, theatre, danse, music, literature, design and architecture) and the founders of the museums themselves.

Concerning the heroes certainly every museum can contribute. We also expect numerous goddesses of all five continents.

The portraits can be presented in form of photos, paintings or video films. (It would be nice if you gave us large photos.)

Facts

Each museum gets a hanging area of approx. 6 m and, if requested, a video beamer or a monitor.

We will make the catalogue as soon as we have the information material about your house and the “Idols – role models – heroes”.

Time: please send the information until 30^th April 09 (it need not be complete)

 

Kind regards from Marianne Pitzen

 

AG: Bettina Bab, Petra Peter-Friedrichs, Marianne Pitzen

 

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Intervista di Alessandra Farkas a Shirin Ebadi

Titolo: “Washington e Teheran seppelliscano il passato “

NEW YORK — «Il ponte lanciato da Barack Obama a Teheran sta già dando i suoi frutti». All’indomani dell’incontro alla Conferenza dell’Aja tra l’inviato Usa Richard Holbrooke e il viceministro iraniano Mohammed Mehdi Akhoundzadeh (il vice ministro degli Esteri iraniano era seduto allo stesso tavolo del segretario di Stato Hillary Clinton), Shirin Ebadi è ottimista.
«Dalla rivoluzione islamica in poi i rapporti tra i due Paesi sono stati all’insegna dell’ostilità», spiega il Premio Nobel per la Pace attraverso la sua interprete farsi Ella Mohammadi. «Ogni volta che un presidente americano si è rivolto all’Iran, lo ha fatto in tono ostile, accompagnato da minacce. Obama è il primo a mostrarsi genuinamente amichevole: una svolta di portata storica».

Però Obama ha anche posto delle condizioni dicendo che l’Iran non potrà ottenere il rango internazionale che gli spetta «attraverso il terrorismo o le armi.
«Tali condizioni non dovrebbero valere solo per l’Iran ma per tutti i Paesi del mondo. Gli Stati Uniti prima debbono rinunciare alla politica del doppio standard che permette loro di criticare Teheran, essendo poi amici di nazioni che sostengono il terrorismo e hanno le armi nucleari ».

La valenza simbolica del gesto di Obama?
«Enorme: Obama ha di fatto posto fine all’odiosa tesi ‘bushiana’ dell’ Iran come Paese dell’asse del male».

Come giudica la risposta dei leader iraniani?

«Avrebbero potuto reagire con un’ ottica più positiva e aperta. Potevano mostrarsi disponibili, invece sono stati freddi».

Non c’è il rischio, adesso, di un interminabile ping pong di reciproche richieste di ammenda?
«Per gettare le basi di un nuovo inizio, entrambi i Paesi devono seppellire il passato. Gli americani debbono mettere una pietra sopra la famigerata crisi degli ostaggi e noi iraniani dobbiamo dimenticare il colpo di stato organizzato dalla Cia nel 1953 per rovesciare il governo del primo ministro Mohammad Mossadeq, facendo tornare lo Scià».

E se l’Iran prosegue con i suoi piani per la controversa centrale atomica di Bushehr?
«Lo scoglio principale nei rapporti Usa-Iran è la loro politica estera che deve cambiare. Se Washington e Teheran si metteranno d’accordo su questo punto, la questione nucleare sarà risolvibile. Non dimentichiamo che India e Pakistan hanno armi nucleari e sono amiche dell’America».

Che ruolo può svolgere l’Europa a questo punto?
«L’Italia in particolare può svolgere un importantissimo ruolo di mediazione, cominciando subito con l’ospitare le prossime conferenze di pace».

La ripresa del dialogo raccoglie il consenso della popolazione iraniana?
«Più di due milioni di iraniani vivono negli Stati Uniti. Se ognuno di loro ha almeno quattro amici o parenti in Iran, possiamo immaginare quanto immenso sia il consenso in patria».

Come reagirà l’Iran degli Ayatollah?
«Io non faccio parte del governo e come tutti gli altri ho appreso dai media che la loro reazione è stata fredda. Ma non ho elementi divinatori più di quanto ne abbiano gli altri ».

Dopo trenta anni di conflitti, da dove si può partire per arrivare al disgelo?
«Da negoziati di pace che debbono però svolgersi senza pre-condizioni, in modo aperto e con un coinvolgimento su tre livelli: capi di Stato, parlamento e società civiltà. Non si può continuare a dare il microfono solo ai politici ma bisogna far parlare anche associazioni per i diritti umani, giuristi, studenti e soprattutto donne e femministe. E anche qui l’Italia può svolgere una parte cruciale ».

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