Azar Majedi
Azar Majedi (Persian: آذر ماجدی ) is an Iranian communist activist, writer,[1] chairperson of the Organization for Women's Liberation[2] and one of the leaders of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran. She has been an opponent of the current regime ruling Iran since returning from her education abroad to oppose the regime in 1978,[3][4] amovement she has described as just.[5]
Majedi was born in Iran to an atheist father and Muslim mother.[6]
Political views
Majedi describes herself as a Marxist and Worker-communist.[7] An atheist from the age of 12,[8] she has described Islam as "a very misogynist ideology".[9] Majedi said in a 2001 interview that "society must do something so that Islam is eradicated".[10] In another interview Majedi expressed the view that Islamophobia does not exist, and that it is "an invented concept trying to silence the world to criticize Islam or Islamic movement".[11]
Personal life
Majedi was married to Mansoor Hekmat. She had three children with him.[12]
References
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- ↑ Azar Majedi: A Brief Biography
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- ↑ Popular Movement to Overthrow Islamic Regime of Iran, a Just Movement
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External links
- Azar Majedi on Twitter
- Worker-Communist Unity Party of Iran
- Radio For A Better World
- Against Sexual Apartheid in Iran Interview with Azar Majedi
- Essays
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