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SUMMARY:Excluded but not Defeated: The Constructive Resilience of Bahá’
 ís in Iran in Light of Education Denial - Dr. Nazila Ghanea (Internationa
 l Human Rights Law\, University of Oxford)
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CONTACT:Eric Harshfield
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Dr. Ghanea will explore the themes of e
 xclusion\, constructive resilience\, and education access as they apply to
  the current political situation in Iran\, where Bahá’ís and other min
 ority groups are systemically denied human rights. She will discuss these 
 issues in light of both historical and legal aspects\, applying Bahá’í
  principles derived from the Faith's scriptural texts. Her talk will be ac
 companied by portions of the 30-minute documentary Education Under Fire. T
 his film addresses the denial of higher education to Bahá’ís in Iran a
 nd the need for schools to consider offering academic credit to Iranian st
 udents through distance learning programmes.  \n\n*Biography*\n*Nazila Gha
 nea\, Ph.D.*\, is an Associate Professor of International Human Rights Law
  at the University of Oxford and a member of the OSCE Advisory Panel of Ex
 perts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. She serves on the board of governo
 rs of the United Rights Group and was part of a research team investigatin
 g _Religion and Belief\, Discrimination and Equality in England and Wales_
  until early 2013. Nazila has acted as a human rights consultant for a num
 ber of governments\, the United Nations\, UNESCO\, OSCE\, the Council of E
 urope\, and the EU. Her publications include 9 books\, a number of UN publ
 ications\, and numerous journal articles and reports\, including _Are reli
 gious minorities really minorities?_\; _Does God Believe in Human Rights?_
 \; and _Human Rights\, the UN\, and Bahá’ís in Iran_.  Additionally\, 
 she has published an analysis of Iran's proposed human rights charter in E
 JIL Talk\, the blog of the European Journal of International Law\, on Dece
 mber 10\, 2013.                               \n\nFor more details\, pleas
 e join the "Facebook event":https://www.facebook.com/events/60413953301478
 1/ and visit the "website":http://www.srcf.ucam.org/bahai/2014/04/excluded
 -not-defeated/. Free and open to all.
LOCATION:Latimer Room (Old Court)\, Clare College\, Trinity Lane
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