ICAN in the News
Gender Parity: Rise of Denmark and Downfall of Afghanistan
Women’s Lives and Freedom in Iran: Gains, Losses and Lessons One Year On (IPS News)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
September, 20 2023
The Heat: 2 years after U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lessons from America’s Failed Negotiations with the Taliban (ICDI)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
August, 24 2023
‘I’ll Burn You Alive’
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini on Taliban Ban
BBC World Service – Weekend (BBC News)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini and Mohamed El-Erian with Julian Worricker
March, 11 2023
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe backs Afghan plea for women’s escape route (The Times)
Isobel Frodsham
March, 10 2023
A spate of executions in Iran (CNN)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini with Christiane Amanpour
January, 17 2023
NGO Trains Qur’anic Students In Borno On Countering Violent Extremism (HumAngle)
Abdulkareem Haruna
January, 17 2023
Iran detains celebrity chef in protest crackdown (DW News)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini with Nicole Frölich
January, 6 2023
Year in Defense: Safeguarding Civilians
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini on women’s rights in Afghanistan (CGTN America)
Sally Ayhan
December, 26 2022
Gender Parity at the UN Willfully Ignores the Facts (IPS News)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
December, 21 2022
Behind the Numbers
Iran’s Protest Movement and Its Future (Intercepted)
Murtaza Hussain with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini and Neda Toloui-Semnani
November, 30 2022
Women on life in Iran: ‘We are angry every day, like a bomb ready to go off’ (iNews)
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
November, 29 2022
Iran: UN called to act as crackdown intensifies
Women in Politics Quiz
Iran Protests 2022: Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
Iran protests: Young women fight for the failed hopes of past generations, and this time they won’t back down (The iPaper)
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
October, 24 2022
Today, girls and women in Iran have picked up gender equality fight of the generations before them (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lisa Deaderick
October, 16 2022
‘Not a protest, a women’s revolution’: Iran’s diaspora mobilises (The New Arab)
Abu Muslim Shirzad
October, 10 2022
#GenderingGeopolitics with Emily Prey (New Lines Institute)
Emily Prey and Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
October, 4 2022
The killing of Mahsa Amini: Iran’s growing protest movement and a challenge to the regime (The New Arab Voice)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini with Rosie McCabe
September, 30 2022
Despite the Challenges, Donors Must Continue to Support Struggling Nonprofits in Afghanistan (Philanthropy)
Malalai Habibi, Karen Karnicki, Harriet Brown
September, 20 2022
Quiz: Our celebration in honor of the UNGA 77th Session (Pass Blue)
Pass Blue and ICAN
September, 14 2022
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini on Peacebuilding (Talk World Radio)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini with David Swanson
September, 14 2022
What Happened in Afghanistan Isn’t Staying in Afghanistan (Common Dreams)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
September, 7 2022
Women in peace talks: a much-needed participation (EU-ASIA TALKS)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini and Antje Herrberg with Shada Islam
September, 2 2022
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
August, 31 2022
Powered by caring: daily struggles to keep the WPS Agenda alive (IdPS Journal)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Clara della Valle, Elisa Piras
July, 17 2022
Ep 3: Interview with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini l Peace Building (The Sania Farooqui Show)
Sania Farooqui
June, 16 2022
UN and International Events Quiz
Afghan Women, Peace, and Security (The Iran Podcast)
Negar Mortazavi with Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini
May, 18 2022
Try the PassBlue Women’s History Month Quiz
‘We have new hope’: Six months after the fall of Kabul, Afghans seek a fresh start in exile (The Independent)
Holly Bancroft
February, 15 2022
Feminist Foreign Policies Increase in Number. Do They Matter? (Pass Blue)
Mikaela Conley
February, 14 2022
The Heat: Women in Afghanistan (CGTN America)
Asieh Namdar with Mahbouba Seraj, Shaharzad Akbar, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Soraya Lennie
February, 12 2022
Test your knowledge of the UN during Black History month (Pass Blue)
Pass Blue and ICAN
February, 8 2022
Taliban, Western officials meet in Norway but women activists feel betrayed by Oslo talks (ABC RN Breakfast)
Patricia Karvelas with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
January, 26 2022
What’s Happening with Afghan Women: An Inside Look (The Kroc Cast)
Malalai Habibi, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Mahbouba Seraj
January, 25 2022
Witness Somalia, a Human Rights Org, Offers an Alternative to Al-Shabaab (International Policy Digest)
Stacey Schamber
December, 2 2021
How much do you know about the UN’s women, peace and security (WPS) agenda? (PassBlue)
PassBlue and ICAN
November, 13 2021
Why Don’t Afghan Lives Matter? | Opinion – Sanam Naraghi Anderlini (Newsweek)
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
September, 3 2021
Afghans are still trying to escape their country and find new homes, but… the money is drying up (Business Insider)
By Lauren Crosby Medlicott
October, 10 2021
‘Heartbreaking and terrifying.’ Two nonprofit groups are making a last-minute attempt to help Afghan women escape. (New York Times)
Lauren McCarthy and Farnaz Fassihi
August, 28 2021
DC nonprofit that helps Afghan women faces new difficulties (WTOP News)
Melissa Howell
August, 31 2021
The Taliban have seized control of Afghanistan. What does that mean for women and girls? (CNN)
Sheena McKenzie
August, 22 2021
Afghan Women Who Worked With Allies Can’t Be ‘Abandoned’, Campaigner Says (Forces Net)
David Sivills-McCann;
August, 26 2021
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini Interview on the Situation in Afghanistan (WRHU-FM)
Danny DeCrescenzo and Annemarie LePard
August, 17 2021
Taliban says it will be more tolerant toward women. Some fear otherwise. (Washington Post)
Sammy Westfall and Claire Parker
August, 17 2021
If the UK is concerned about women’s safety, it shouldn’t cut the GCRF (Times Higher Education)
Christine Chinkin and Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
March 29, 2021
Women, Power and Peacebuilding: Assessing the Women Peace and Security Agenda (Ms. Magazine)
Michelle Onello
July, 2021
Women Peace Builders Are Essential For Sustainable World Peace (Forbes)
Jackie Abramian
November 19, 2020
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Peace strategist and Executive Director, ICAN (Women in Foreign Policy)
Lara Twerenbold
January, 2020
Women at the Peace Table Yields Better Results. Why Is It Still So Rare? (The New York Times)
Alexandra E. Petri
October 13, 2020
More ICAN in the News
The New Arab 6 months on, Afghan women activists remain in the Taliban’s line of fire [February 2022]
Open Democracy Afghan women’s rights activists have long been underfunded. This must change [September 2021]
Inter Press Service (IPS), Is the Campaign for a Female UN Chief a Good Try in a Lost Cause? [May 2021]
Forbes On International Day Of Non-Violence Women Peace Builders Raise Their Voices [October 2020]
Ms. Magazine, “Women, Peace and Security in the Time of Coronavirus” [March 2020]
Equinoxe TV Cameroon, “Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Training in Cameroon” [June 2019]
Marie Claire, “Global Peace is Impossible Without Female Negotiators” [March 2019]
IDN-InDepthNews, “Ban Ki-moon Leaves Behind a Mixed Legacy” [January 2017]
Ms Magazine, “Five Steps to a Feminist Foreign Policy” [December 2016]
World Economic Forum, “The most defining moments of 2016, according to 6 global leaders” [December 2016]
BBC World News, Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on security in the Middle East [December 2016]
BBC World News, Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on Syria Conflict [March 2016]
BBC World News, Sanam Anderlini on Saudi-Iran Tensions and Yemen [January 2016]
UNDPA, “Women in the spotlight: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini” interview [May 2015]
Women’s E-News, “Academia Joins Battle against Rape as a Weapon of War” Anderlini citation [April 2015]
Wilson Center, “Expansion or Contraction? Women’s Rights in the MENA Region in 2015″ Sanam Anderlini contribution p.8 [March 2015]
Nobel Peace Prize Forum, featured speaker Sanam Anderlini (video) [March 2015] or on MPR Radio, “Sanam Anderlini: women’s roles as international peacemakers”
Miami Hurricane, “At CGIU, women urged to play role in sustainable peace negotiations,” panel review [March 2015]
Huffington Post, “Support the Peacemakers Too,” Sanam Anderlini citation [Feb 2015]
IPS, “Sexist Laws Still Thrive Worldwide,” Interview with Sanam Anderlini [Feb 2015]
CNN, “What really scares terrorists,” ICAN citation [Dec 2015]
One Earth Future, “Peace in the 21st century” video interview with Sanam Anderlini [ Nov 2014]
Women’s E-News, “Take Women Seriously In Fight Against ISIS” ICAN citation [Nov 2014]
Slate, “Would an Iranian Nuclear Deal Be Good for Human Rights?” Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Nov 2014]
BBC World, “Sexism: Who is to blame?” Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Nov 2014]
AlJazeera, “Iran acid attacks put ‘moral policing’ law into question” Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Nov 2014]
IPS, “Women Challenged by Rising Extremism and Militarism” ICAN citation [Nov 2014]
The Elders, “Are women really peaceful?” by Sanam Anderlini [Nov 2014]
IPS, “Another Women’s Treaty? Implement Existing One, Say NGO.” Interview with Sanam Anderlini[Oct 2014]
BBC World, “Sexism: Who is to blame?” Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Oct 2014]
NIAC “The Role of Women in the Future of Iran.” Panel with Sanam Anderlini [Sept 2014]
Global Post “Ending violence against women: It’s not just about being ‘nice’.” Interview with Sanam Anderlini [June 2014]
Global Post “Ending violence against women: When ‘knowing’ doesn’t translate into ‘doing.’” Interview with Sanam Anderlini [June 2014]
Inter Press Service, “U.N. Releases Guidelines on Reparations for Victims of Sexual Violence.” Interview with Sanam Anderlini [June 2014]
Open Democracy, “Hopes and fears: Summit to end sexual violence in conflict.” by Sanam Anderlini [June 2014]
Inter Press Service, “Op-ed: Iran Human Rights: President Rouhani, Listen to Your Public.” by Sussan Tahmasebi [May 2014]
IPI Global Observatory. “Anderlini: Who are These Women, Anyway?” Interview with Sanam Anderlini [March 2014]
International Service for Human Rights, “UN event spotlights the protection needs of Women Human Rights Defenders,”Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [March 2014]
Inter Press Service, “Women Still Walk Two Steps Behind in Arab World,” Interview with Sanam Anderlini [March 2014]
NPR, “Iranian Expats: Iranian State ‘Not A Monolith’,” Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Nov 2013]
ABC News Australia, “Iranian activists work for movement on women’s right,” Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Nov 2013]
Amnesty International, “The One Million Signatures Campaign: An Effort Born on the Streets,” by Sussan Tahmasebi [Sept 2013]
AWID “Breaking Through The Iron Ceiling: Iran’s New Government And The Hopes Of The Iranian Women’s Movements” [Sept 2013]
Radio Free Europe, “Perhaps Bowing to Pressure, Rohani Appoints Woman to Iranian Cabinet” [August 2013]
BBC Radio 4, “The New Iranian President and Women’s Rights” [August 2013]
Lobe Log, “What About Women in Iraq?” [March 2013]
Trust Law, “Women’s rights under growing pressure in Arab world” [March 2013]
Foreign Policy’s Stephen Walt names Anderlini a fresh thinker on Middle East policy [Nov 2012]
Peace & Collaborative Development Network, Interview with Sanam Anderlini [Nov 2012]
Nobel Women’s Initiative, “Sanctions on Iran Impact Women” [Aug 2012]
The Guardian, “Sanctions on Iran: ‘ordinary people are the target’” [Aug 2012]
National Iranian-American Council, “Sanctioning Iranian Women” [July 2012]
Lobe Log, “Sanctions and the shaping of Iran’s ‘resistance economy’” [July 2012]
Human Rights Watch, “Fighting for Women’s Rights in Iran” [Oct 2011]
The Daily Beast, “Without Women’s Rights, No Democracy” [March 2011]
World Radio Switzerland, Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Nov 2010]
Association for Women’s Rights in Development, Interview with Sussan Tahmasebi [Jan 2009]
