Zahra Eshraghi Khomeini (Persian: زهرا اشراقی, romanized::Zahrâ Eshrâqi) (born 1964) is an Iranian activist and former government official who believes in feminism and human rights.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Views
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Politics
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life and education

Eshraghi was born in 1964. She is the granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini. She is a philosophy graduate.

Views

Zahra Eshraghi wants the wearing of head-scarves to no longer be compulsory. She believes that: "Our (Iran's) cons*ution 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."

She also stated "The cons*ution my grandfather approved says that only a man can be president... We would like to change the wording from 'man' to 'anyone'. But discrimination here is not just in the cons*ution. As a woman, if I want to get a p*port to leave the country, have surgery, even to breathe almost, I must have permission from my husband."

Personal life

In 1983, Eshraghi married Mohammad-Reza Khatami, former head of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, the main reformist party in Iran and younger brother of former president Mohammad Khatami. They have two children, a daughter, Fatemeh, and a son, Ali.

Politics

In 2004, Eshraghi was blocked from running for parliament by the Guardian council, which vets the parliamentary candidates.

See also

• Women in Iran

References

External links

• Interview with Zahra Eshraghi, The New York Times, 2003