Monireh Gorji (Persian: منیره گرجی) is an Iranian teacher[3] and mujtahid.[2] She was the only woman to be elected to the 73-seats Assembly of Experts for Constitution in 1979.[3] The Assembly of Experts is a framework of Iran that is responsible for electing and overseeing the Supreme Leader.
Monireh Gorji | |
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| Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution Iran | |
| In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 1,313,731 (52.02%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1930 (age 93–94)[2] Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Republican Party[3] |
| Alma mater | Khadijeh Kobra Seminary[2] |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Works and contributions
editGorji's works and contributions have been part of different articles and academic sources, such as a 1980 article titled "Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran". She has also contributed to Islamic Feminism in Iran, requoting and highlighting the importance of women rights and roles in accordance to the Holy Quran.
References
edit- ^ Ervand Abrahamian (1989), "To The Masses", Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, vol. 3, I.B.Tauris, p. 195, Table 6, ISBN 9781850430773
- ^ a b c Keiko Sakurai (2012). "Shi'ite Women's Seminaries (howzehye 'elmiyyeh-ye khahran) in Iran: Possibilities and Limitations". Iranian Studies. 45 (6): 738–739. doi:10.1080/00210862.2012.726846. S2CID 145253872.
- ^ a b c Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika (1994). In the Eye of the Storm: Women in Post-Revolutionary Iran. Syracuse University Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 9780815626336.
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