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“A Stronger, More Inclusive World Through International Cooperation.” Event Report United Nations Day 2026 A Stronger, More Inclusive World Through International Cooperation Organizer: United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), San Fernando Valley Chapter Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026 Time: 7:00–8:30 PM PDT Featured Speaker: Carl Shusterman, Immigration Attorney and Former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Attorney Moderator: Dr. Soraya Fallah, Co-President, UNA-USA San Fernando Valley Chapter 1. Overview The UNA-USA San Fernando Valley Chapter commemorated United Nations Day 2026 with a special program entitled A Stronger, More Inclusive World Through International Cooperation , featuring immigration law expert and attorney Carl Shusterman. The program provided an opportunity to reflect on the founding principles of the United Nations, including peace, international cooperation, human dignity, human rights, equality, and the importance of collective action in a...

  Four Years After Jina Mahsa Amini: Woman, Life, Freedom Through a Feminist and Social Movement Lens Dr. Soraya Fallah scholarly commentary September 16, 2026 marks four years since the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Kurdish Iranian woman whose death in the custody of Iran's morality police became the catalyst for one of the most consequential women led mobilizations in contemporary Iranian history. What began with the death of one young Kurdish woman quickly developed into a nationwide movement challenging compulsory veiling, gender discrimination, political repression, ethnic marginalization, and restrictions on individual autonomy. The movement became known internationally through the Kurdish phrase Jin, Jiyan, Azadî, translated as Woman, Life, Freedom. Yet the history of this phrase did not begin in Iran in September 2022. It has deep roots in Kurdish women's movements and political thought. Its emergence throughout Iran following Amini's death therefor...

In Women Equality Day Dr. Soraya Fallah delivered a speech titled “Women’s Equality Day — From Equality as an Aspiration to Equality as Action,” emphasizing that equality must extend beyond an ideal or principle and become a meaningful part of everyday life, public policy, education, and community engagement. She highlighted the importance of creating equitable opportunities for women and girls, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse and historically marginalized communities, and emphasized the role of education, civic participation, leadership, and collective action in advancing gender equality. Dr. Fallah also underscored that achieving equality requires moving from recognition of rights to concrete action that removes barriers and ensures that every woman and girl has the opportunity to participate, lead, and thrive. Women’s Equality Day — From Equality as an Aspiration to Equality as Action Dr. Soraya Fallah Speech   August 23, 2026 Good afternoon, e...

  A Report on Women’s Equality Day “Equali-Tea” Prepared by: Dr. Soraya Fallah Co-President & Advocacy Chair United Nations Association of the USA – San Fernando Valley Chapter (UNA-USA SFV) Event Overview On August 23, 2026, Dr. Soraya Fallah was honored to participate as an invited speaker at the Women’s Equality Day “Equali-Tea” event hosted by Los Angeles City Council District 2 Councilmember Adrin Nazarian and the CD2 Women’s Advisory Committee and   United Nations Association of the USA – San Fernando Valley Chapter (UNA-USA SFV)  at Faith Presbyterian Church. The event brought together community members, advocates, civic leaders, and representatives of organizations committed to advancing women’s equality. The program recognized Women’s Equality Day and reflected on the history of the women’s suffrage movement while addressing the continuing work needed to advance equality and women's leadership. The program included remarks from Councilmember ...

Interview : Systematic Discrimination Against the Kurds in Iran: Khomeini’s Jihad Decree Against the Kurdish People in the Context of International Law. وتو وێژێک له سه ر ئاپارتایدی سیستماتیک دژی نەتەوەی کورد لە رۆژهەڵاتی کوردستان   بە بۆنەی ٤٧مین ساڵی "فەرمانی جەهادی خومەینی دژی نەتەوەی کورد" لە کۆنتێستی "حقوقی ناونەتەوەییدا W ە داهاتووی کوردستاندا، یاسا و مافە نەتەوەییەکان چ ڕۆڵێکی گرنگ دەبینن؟ بە خۆشحاڵییەوە لە گفتوگۆیەکی تایبەتدا لەگەڵ مێجید حەقی لە JinaMedia بەشداری  بۆ گفتوگۆکردن دەربارەی یاسای ناونەتەوەیی و پرسی کورد و ئەو ڕێگایانەی کە دەتوانن بۆ داهاتوویەکی دادپەروەرانەتر و پاراستنی مافە نەتەوەییەکانی کورد گرنگ بن. 🎙️ گفتوگۆیەک دەربارەی یاسا، ماف، سیاسەت و داهاتووی کوردستان.

  Ghassemlou: The Messenger of Peace, A Book Worth Reading Dr. Soraya Fallah Scholar of International Relations and Educational Policy I am pleased to see the publication of Ghassemlou, The Messenger of Peace: With Emphasis on His Democratic Socialism , edited and translated by Reza Fathollahnejad. Congratulations to Reza Fathollahnejad on bringing this work to English-language readers and on contributing to the preservation and wider discussion of Ghassemlou’s political legacy. I had the opportunity to peer review this manuscript, and I was particularly impressed by its effort to make the political thought of Dr. Abdulrahman Ghassemlou more accessible to English-speaking readers.  For those who may not be familiar with Ghassemlou, he was one of the most consequential Kurdish political leaders of the twentieth century and a prominent advocate of democracy, dialogue, peaceful political engagement, and Kurdish self-determination. His assassination in Vienna in 1989...

  Dimension - Topic: From Education to Leadership Systems ڕێبەرایەتی و چۆنیەتی دروستبوونی ڕێبەران لە چاوپێکەوتنێکم لەگەڵ بەرنامەی « ڕەهەند » ،له کوردکاناڵ   له گه ڵ ڕۆژنامه وان شه ماڵ ته رغیب هەلی ئەوەم هەبوو باس لە یەکێک لە بابەتە گرنگەکانی ژیانی سیاسی و کۆمەڵایەتی بکەم، کە بریتییە لە ڕێبەرایەتی و چۆنیەتی دروستبوونی ڕێبەران . لەم گفتوگۆیەدا هەوڵم دا لە ڕوانگەی زانستی و ئەزموونییەوە وەڵامی ئەو پرسیارە بدەمەوە کە «ئایا ڕێبەران لەدایک دەبن یان دروست دەکرێن؟» و ڕوونم کردەوە کە ڕێبەرایەتی تەنها تایبەتمەندییەکی سروشتی یان کاریزمای کەسی نییە، بەڵکو پڕۆسەیەکی فێربوون و گەشەکردنە کە پەروەردە، ئەزموون، ژینگە، کۆمەڵگا و دامەزراوەکان ڕۆڵێکی گرنگی تێدا دەبینن. هەروەها جەختم لە جیاوازیی نێوان دەسەڵات و ڕێبەرایەتیی ڕاستەقینە کردەوە؛ چونکە هەبوونی پۆست، دەسەڵات یان شوێنکەوتووان بە تەنیا کەسێک ناکاتە ڕێبەرێکی باش، بەڵکو ڕێبەرایەتیی ڕاستەقینە بە دەستپاکی، بەرپرسیارێتی، دادپەروەری، خزمەتکردن بە کۆمەڵگا و ڕێزگرتن لە کەرامەتی مرۆڤ پێوانە دەکرێت. بەشێکی گرنگی گفتوگۆکەش تایبەت بوو بە ڕۆڵی دا...