- Zahra Eshraghi
Zahra Eshraghi (Persian: زهرا اشراقی, "Zahrâ Eshrâqi") is an
Iran ian feminist and human rights activist. She is the granddaughter ofAyatollah Khomeini , and wife ofMohammad Reza Khatami (since 1983), former head of theIslamic Iran Participation Front , the main reformist party in Iran.Zahra Eshraghi wants the wearing of headscarves to no longer be compulsory. She believes that: "Our constitution 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."
"The constitution my grandfather approved says that only a man can be president," said Mrs Eshraghi. "We would like to change the wording from 'man' to 'anyone'. But discrimination here is not just in the constitution. As a woman, if I want to get a passport to leave the country, have surgery, even to breathe almost, I must have permission from my husband."
She has two children, a daughter, Fatemeh, and a son, Ali.
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Iranian women External links
* [http://washtimes.com/world/20050618-115934-7235r.htm Khomeini's granddaughter fights for women's rights]
* [http://www.irandokht.com/editorial/index4.php?area=pro&areaID=2&areaname=Progressive%20Woman§ionID=12&editorialID=336 New York Times Interview with Zahra Eshraghi]
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