Iranian American Women Foundation

**Iranian American Women Foundation**
Motto	"Inspire. Empower. Connect."
Founder	Mariam Khosravani
Established	2010
President	Mariam Khosravani
Location	Washington, D.C., New York City, Orange County, San Francisco, U.S.
Website	www.iawfoundation.org

The Iranian American Women Foundation (IAWF) is an Iranian-American national nonprofit membership organization. Members of all faiths are allowed to join. Muslims, Jews, Christians and those of the Bahá'í religion are involved in the organization.^[2]^[3]

History

In 2010, Mariam Khosravani sought to form an organization to highlight the accomplishments of Iranian American women.^[4]^[5]

Activities

Since its inception, the Iranian American Women Foundation has hosted their annual Women's Leadership Conference in various cities across the United States.^[6]^[7]^[8] In 2022 the IAWF bought advertising^[9] in major US cities to raise awareness for women's rights in Iran including the death of Mahsa Amini.^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ "IAWF". IAWFoundation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
^ "Mission-Vision". IAWFoundation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
^ Shadia, Mona (2 February 2011). "Conference highlights successful Iranian American women". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^ "Profile – Mariam Khosravani". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
^ Walker, Theresa. "Tea and empathy are hallmarks of Coastline Community College foundation's executive director". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ Walker, Theresa (5 November 2014). "Tea and empathy are hallmarks of Coastline Community College foundation's executive director". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^ "Iranian-American Women Inspire, Empower, Connect". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ Luppi, Kathleen (2014-10-24). "From Iran to Irvine: Women's foundation grows, inspires". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
^ Ruiz, Elizabeth (2022-11-28). "Iranian American Women Foundation places billboards in major cities to raise awareness for women's rights". Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
^ Navai, Ramita (2022-10-01). "Iran's unveiled youth fight for freedom — and the regime has never faced a bigger threat". The Times. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
^ Krug, India (2022-09-30). "Local Iranian Americans plan demonstration to stand in solidarity with the people of Iran". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
^ Thomas, Ryan (2022-10-14). "How to help Iranian women and girls amid ongoing protests". PBS News. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

[International_American_Women_Foundation-1] "IAWF". IAWFoundation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

[Iranian_American_Women_Foundation-2] "Mission-Vision". IAWFoundation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

[3] Shadia, Mona (2 February 2011). "Conference highlights successful Iranian American women". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2011.

[4] "Profile – Mariam Khosravani". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

[5] Walker, Theresa. "Tea and empathy are hallmarks of Coastline Community College foundation's executive director". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[6] Walker, Theresa (5 November 2014). "Tea and empathy are hallmarks of Coastline Community College foundation's executive director". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

[7] "Iranian-American Women Inspire, Empower, Connect". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[8] Luppi, Kathleen (2014-10-24). "From Iran to Irvine: Women's foundation grows, inspires". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

[9] Ruiz, Elizabeth (2022-11-28). "Iranian American Women Foundation places billboards in major cities to raise awareness for women's rights". Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH). Retrieved 2024-09-19.

[10] Navai, Ramita (2022-10-01). "Iran's unveiled youth fight for freedom — and the regime has never faced a bigger threat". The Times. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

[11] Krug, India (2022-09-30). "Local Iranian Americans plan demonstration to stand in solidarity with the people of Iran". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

[12] Thomas, Ryan (2022-10-14). "How to help Iranian women and girls amid ongoing protests". PBS News. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

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