Shahla Lahiji
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Shahla Lahiji is an Iran
ian (Persian) writer, publisher, translator, and director of Roshangaran, a prominent publishing house on women's issues.
Lahiji was one of 19 writers and intellectuals prosecuted for participating in an academic and cultural conference
sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Institute in Berlin on April 7 through 9, 2000 at which political and social reform in Iran were publicly debated.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian (Persian) writer, publisher, translator, and director of Roshangaran, a prominent publishing house on women's issues.
Lahiji was one of 19 writers and intellectuals prosecuted for participating in an academic and cultural conference
'Iran After the Elections' Conference
The "Iran After the Elections" Conference was a three-day social and cultural conference on reform in Iran organized by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and held in Berlin on April 7 and 8, 2000...
sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Institute in Berlin on April 7 through 9, 2000 at which political and social reform in Iran were publicly debated.
Honours and awards
- 2001 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write AwardPEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write AwardThe PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award honours writers anywhere in the world who have fought courageously in the face of adversity for the right to freedom of expression....
- 2006 IPA Publishers' Freedom Prize
External links
- Hajir Palaschi, "Interview with Shahla Lahiji on Women's Presence in the Labor Market: No Vocation Must Be Prohibited for Women"
- Tehran's Women Cultural Center Holds Ceremony in honor of Ms Shahla Lahiji
See also
- Shirin EbadiShirin EbadiShirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's,...
- Mehrangiz KarMehrangiz KarMehrangiz Kar is a prominent Iranian lawyer, human right activist and author of the book Crossing the Red Line, as well as many articles.Mehrangiz Kar is a celebrated activist of women's rights in Iran....
- Shahla SherkatShahla SherkatShahla Sherkat is a journalist, prominent Persian feminist author, and one of the pioneers of Women's rights movement in Iran....