Zahra Eshraghi, the wife of Mohammad Khatami, is an outspoken reform supporter and feminist in Iran. She is also the granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini and sister of Ali Eshraghi. Perhaps her most famous campaign is against the requirement for women to wear headscarves in Iran. She is also known for using the words of the Iranian Revolution to support feminist reform. In March, 2008, she denounced the current regime, led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Khamenei as antagonistic to the goals of the Revolution, namely, increasing freedom.
Zahra Eshraghi News
- Wikipedia: Zahra Eshraghi
- Google News: Zahra Eshraghi
- PeaceWoman: Khomeini's Unlikely Legacy to Women's Rights (June 19, 2005)
- Telegraph: 'If I Want to Breathe I Must Have Permission From My Husband' (June 19, 2005)
- "Our constitution still says that the man is the boss and the woman is a loyal wife who sacrifices herself for her family. But society here has changed, especially in the last 10 years. If my grandfather were here now, I am sure he would have had very different ideas."
- The New York Times: Daughter of the Revolution Fights the Veil (April 2, 2003)
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Married to Mohammad Khatami
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Granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini
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Sister of Ali Eshraghi
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Outspoken feminist and reform supporter
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Has opposed the mandatory wearing of headscarves
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Has said that, if he were alive today, Ayatollah Khomeini would support feminist reforms
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Recently denounced Iran's current regime as antagonistic to the goals of the Iranian Revolution
