Sedigheh Vasmaghi (Persian: صدیقه وسمقی, born 1961) is an Iranian lawyer, poet, and reformist politician.[1] From 1999 to 2003, she was a member of the City Council of Tehran and served as the first spokesperson of the council.[2] She is described as a "post-Islamist activist and intellectual".[3]
Sedigheh Vasmaghi | |
|---|---|
 Vasmaghi in November 2019 | |
| Member of City Council of Tehran | |
| In office 29 April 1999 – 15 January 2003 | |
| Majority | 210,303 (14.98%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | صدیقه وسمقی 1961 (age 62–63) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front |
| Residence(s) | Uppsala, Sweden[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran[1] |
In 2023, she addresses an open letter to the leader Ali Khamenei where she affirms that the Quran does not justify the obligation to wear the hijab.[4]
In a statement signed by 15 religious Intellectuals, she supports Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, sunni cleric who is facing crackdown because of his criticism against the Iranian regime during the Mahsa Amini protests.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dr. Sedigheh Vasmaghi", The International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), retrieved 5 September 2017
- ^ Bill Samii (4 June 2001), "Iran Report", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, vol. 4, no. 21, retrieved 5 September 2017
- ^ Badamchi, Meysam (2017). Post-Islamist Political Theory: Iranian Intellectuals and Political Liberalism in Dialogue. Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations. Vol. 5. Springer. p. 200. ISBN 9783319594927.
- ^ Sinaee, Maryam (2023-04-13). "Prominent Female Islamic Scholar Challenges Khamenei's Hijab Edict". Iran International. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Maryam, Sinaee (2023-07-02). "Iran's 'Religious Intellectuals' Urge Support For Dissident Sunni Cleric". Iran International. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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