Shukriya Bradost, Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech on Iranian Politics, Womens Rights, & Securitization.

I had the pleasure of hosting Shukriya Bradost, a Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech whose research focuses on international security & Foriegn Policy, specifically the securitization of ethnic and religious groups in Iran and the region.

I stumbled upon her analysis of national and international news, and the timing of our conversation overlapped some very important events happening in Iran.

We went deep into her background, experience moving to the U.S. and her path to academia.

It is impossible to discuss Iran without emphasizing human or women's rights more specifically. Shukriya shared her personal experience and analysis that is informed by her research. She also added the Kurdish dimension to the Iranian protests.

You can find more from Shukriya on Twitter here:

Shukriya Bradost @ShukriyaBradost

I explained to @laura_i24 on @i24NEWS_EN that contrary to earlier claims by IRI about Kurdish opposition parties that they don’t have power in the Kurdish region in #Iran,the regime now says that these groups are responsible for all #IranianProtests.  #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی

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Why has #Iran decided to start striking Kurdistan now? @ShukriyaBradost joins @laura_i24 to explain how attacking Kurdish regions in #Iraq helps the Iranians strength their position both in the region and in their own domestic struggles https://t.co/2ekBdRG0U4

You can also connect with her on LinkedIn here.