Parvin Darabi

Dr. Parvin Darabi (born 1941; Tehran [ [http://www.aofonline.org/node/467 Dr. Parvin Darabi ,Atheists and Other Freethinkers] ] is an Iranian born American activist, writer and an internationally recognized defender of women’s rights. [ [http://www.rgj.com/news/printstory.php?id=35163 Darabi Foundation book highlights Truckee women] ]

She studied at California State University Northridge, University of Southern California and Pepperdine University, and California Coast University. Parvin worked as an electronic systems engineer, program manager, company president, and engineering consultant until 1994. From 1985-1990 she owned and operated her own Company PT enterprises, in Mountain View, California where they developed the most sensitive Radar Detector presently on the German Naval Vessels active in NATO. [ [http://www.aofonline.org/node/467 Dr. Parvin Darabi ,Atheists and Other Freethinkers] ]

Her elder sister, Homa Darabi, committed suicide in 1994 by burning herself in a public square in Iran to protest against the Iranian government. Since then, Parvin has become an activist, writing the book "Rage Against the Veil" and speaking out on many occasions against Iran's government and the religion of Islam as whole. [ [http://www.aofonline.org/node/467 Dr. Parvin Darabi ,Atheists and Other Freethinkers] ]

Parvin along with Lydia Sparksworthy co-authored a book "Women of Truckee Making History" which chronicles the lives of 30 influential women in Truckee. [ [http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031027/News/110270003/-1/NEWS Book chronicles lives of Truckee women] - Tahoe Daily Tribune] [ [http://www.sierrasun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=SS&Date=20021205&Category=COMMUNITY&ArtNo=212050302&Ref=AR Truckee women honored in book] - Sierra Sun] [ [http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/02/22/35163.php Darabi Foundation book highlights Truckee women] - Reno Gazette-Journal]

Views on Islam

Darabi has said that there are many laws in Islam that would turn off any educated person completely, one of them being the temporary marriage which she terms as "religiously sanctioned prostitution. [, pg. 205] Darabi has said that the only thing the Islamic Republic of Iran brought was poverty and misery. [, pg. 212]

Works

* Rage Against the Veil
* Women of Truckee Making History

ee also

*List of former Muslims
*Criticism of Islam
*List of famous Persian women

External links

* [http://www.homa.org/ Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation]
* [http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/02/22/35161.php Spirit of protest] - Reno Gazette-Journal
* [http://www.atheists.org/gamow/speakers/set3_0005.htm Picture of Parvin Parvin during speech at Godless Americans March, November 2nd, 2002 in Washington DC] - [http://www.homa.org/Details.asp?ContentID=2137352839&TOCID=2083225413 Speech text] - [http://www.atheists.org/gamow/audio/Parvin_Durabi.mp3 Audio]
* [http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1999/072299/news5.html CKUT airs interview with Muslim feminist, gets flack from fundamentalists] - coverage by the Montreal Mirror
* [http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/tehran.htm Self-Immolation in Tajrish Square, Tehran] - OnTheIssues.com, the Progressive Woman's Quarterly
* [http://aofonline.org/node/167 AOF September General Meeting: Sep 10, 2:30-5PM - Dr. Parvin Darabi]

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