Dr Ahou Koutchesfahani
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Biography
Ahou Koutchesfahani obtained her PhD in international Relations from the Department of War Studies and is currently teaching in the Department of Political Economy. Her research focuses on feminist social movements with a particular emphasis on social media use in Iran. She is currently co-teaching The Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa as well as co-teaching Political Islam.
Published articles include:
- https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/ableism-exists-online-amongst-iranian-womens-rights-activists-it-needs-to-be-addressed/
- https://www.kcl.ac.uk/how-iranian-women-use-social-media-to-narrate-their-struggle-to-the-world
- https://www.e-ir.info/2022/11/25/opinion-how-iranian-women-are-charting-the-course-for-freedom/
- https://www.redpepper.org.uk/irans-feminist-revolution/
Recent podcasts include:
News
International Women's Day 2023: Transforming technology for gender equality
In recognition of the United Nation’s 2023 International Women’s Day theme celebrating innovation and technology for gender equality, we shine a light on some...
Are public protests challenging authoritarian regimes around the world?
A new podcast episode looks at recent large-scale public protests in Russia, China and Iran including what has sparked them and what they tell us about the...
News
International Women's Day 2023: Transforming technology for gender equality
In recognition of the United Nation’s 2023 International Women’s Day theme celebrating innovation and technology for gender equality, we shine a light on some...
Are public protests challenging authoritarian regimes around the world?
A new podcast episode looks at recent large-scale public protests in Russia, China and Iran including what has sparked them and what they tell us about the...