Episode 1: Breaking the spell of certitude

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the first episode of the fly-bottle podcast, Elham Beygi chats with Fateme Ejaredar about the Modern Religious Schools in post-revolutionary Iran. They discuss the history behind these schools and their unintended consequences. We learn that despite their strict religious environments, these schools do not always succeed in shaping the mindset of their students in the way they intend to. Many of their graduates eventually experience a shift away from the religious codes imposed by schools and the state.

Fateme Ejaredar is a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of Calgary. She has worked on topics in political sociology, sociology of religion, and how systems of oppression operate on different scales. Her current research focuses on the intersection of ethnic, racial, and gender inequalities and how the immigration status and the historical and national factors of the host and home society affect the immigrants.

Elham Beygi is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. She holds an LLM in Canadian Common Law from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from York University. Her academic research in legal philosophy primarily focuses on the concept of political obligation.

Fateme’s Work Discussed in this Episode can be found here.

Music: Reza Nadri

Poster: Maryam Karimi

Producer & Narrator: Shahryar Asqardoust