Masih Alinejad
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Masoumeh Alinejad aka Masih is an Iran
ian journalist
and writer
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Alinejad is well known for her criticism of Iranian authorities. She was a parliamentary reporter for ILNA and a journalist at Hambastegi Daily and Etemad Melli Daily. Several of her articles were followed by harsh criticism from conservative parties in Iran. In 2008, former Iranian head of parliament apologized after an article by Alinejad was published in Etemad Melli Daily on economic problems in Iran.
She was a Parliamentary correspondent for ‘ Hambastegi‘ Daily and ‘Iranian Labour News Agency’ (ILNA), for four years prior to her ban from Parliament in 2005. Her ban from Parliament brought worldwide media attention as she had exposed a significant increase in deputies’ salaries had not been made public. The Nobel Prize winning lawyer, Shirin Ebadei offered to defend her in court action.
She has published three books in Persian:
-Tahasson, which describes the political turmoil/challenges created when the ‘Sixth Iranian Parliament’ went on strike.
-Taje-e-Khar,(The crown of thorn) a Novel and that is now being translated into English.
-I am Free, which deals with Women issues in Iran published in Germany because of the banning by the Islamic Culture and Guidance Ministry in Iran.
Winner of the first annual ‘Omid Journalism Award’ from the Mehdi Semsar Foundation. (Iranian - French Organization):
she was arrested as an activist for producing leaflets critical of the Government in 1994.
Iran
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ian journalist
Journalist
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and writer
Writer
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Alinejad is well known for her criticism of Iranian authorities. She was a parliamentary reporter for ILNA and a journalist at Hambastegi Daily and Etemad Melli Daily. Several of her articles were followed by harsh criticism from conservative parties in Iran. In 2008, former Iranian head of parliament apologized after an article by Alinejad was published in Etemad Melli Daily on economic problems in Iran.
She was a Parliamentary correspondent for ‘ Hambastegi‘ Daily and ‘Iranian Labour News Agency’ (ILNA), for four years prior to her ban from Parliament in 2005. Her ban from Parliament brought worldwide media attention as she had exposed a significant increase in deputies’ salaries had not been made public. The Nobel Prize winning lawyer, Shirin Ebadei offered to defend her in court action.
She has published three books in Persian:
-Tahasson, which describes the political turmoil/challenges created when the ‘Sixth Iranian Parliament’ went on strike.
-Taje-e-Khar,(The crown of thorn) a Novel and that is now being translated into English.
-I am Free, which deals with Women issues in Iran published in Germany because of the banning by the Islamic Culture and Guidance Ministry in Iran.
Winner of the first annual ‘Omid Journalism Award’ from the Mehdi Semsar Foundation. (Iranian - French Organization):
she was arrested as an activist for producing leaflets critical of the Government in 1994.