As Iran's new wave of nationwide protests enters its 12th day—and as reports of a widespread internet blackout since last night circulate—an old debate has returned to the center of political discussion with new speed: are “calls to action” from political figures driving the streets, or are they mainly an attempt to ride a movement that is already happening? BBC Persian tackled this question on its program Goftogoo-ye Vizheh, hosted by Farnaz Ghazi-Zadeh, in a conversation with Leila (…)

Le vendredi 9 janvier 2026, Eleni Varikas s'est éteinte à Paris. Son travail s'est concentré sur la théorie féministe, le colonialisme, les origines du racisme et les problématiques de l'exclusion. À travers une lecture exigeante de l'universalisme moderne, Eleni Varikas n'a cessé d'en interroger les angles morts, les exclusions constitutives et les hiérarchies qu'il prétend pourtant abolir. Le vendredi 9 janvier 2026, Eleni Varikas s'est éteinte à Paris, ville où elle a vécu et travaillé (…)

ELENI VARIKAS, A revolutionary Marxist-Feminist French-Greek professor of political philosophy, best known for her pioneering use of the concept of gender in French research, died of heart failure in Paris in early January 2026. She was 76 years old and the life partner of Michael Löwy, the French-Brazilian Marxist sociologist and philosopher. Both were contributors to ATC and good friends of its sponsoring organization, Solidarity. For those of us who knew Eleni personally, our memories (…)