Farnaz Seifi
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About me :
Farnaz Seifi is an Iranian journalist, women rights activist and blogger. During the last 5 years, she has been actively involved in Iranian women's movement, Iran's civil society and cyber-feminism. She has worked for different dailies, magazines and also online feminist websites in Iran where she was one of the first Iranian feminist bloggers. She is also one of the founders of the "Zanestan", the first Iranian women's online magazine. She got arrested last January on her way to take part in a cyber-journalism workshop in India and charged with "acting against national security" by the authorities for her activities regarding the freedom of expression, women's issues and promoting civil society. She moved to the Netherlands in November.
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- Journalist and feminist activist
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My contributions (5)
04/08/2009 - 12:52 / IRAN
The Iranian uprising seen from the future
27/06/2008 - 16:03 / EGYPT
To keep the men away, just cover up
14/02/2008 - 13:57 / IRAN
And the prize for Best Actress?! We’re not entirely sure…
04/12/2007 - 19:06 / IRAN
Fashion crackdown intensifies: arrests captured on film
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Fashion in Iran
Submitted by anaïs on Thu, 18/02/2010 - 02:59.Hello !
My name is Anaïs, I'm a young girl living in Tokyo and I'm working here with a small team on the creation of a fashion magazine.
We would like to talk about fashion in all the world and not only in New-York, Paris and London.
We consider fashion as a way of expressing ourself, sharing and existing.
We could be very interested to ask you some question about fashion in Iran.
You can contact me directly on: bulle_de_ciel@hotmail.com
Have a nice day
Anaïs
anaïs
To resist and to dare to
Submitted by vera (not verified) on Sun, 31/08/2008 - 08:26.To resist and to dare to resist in a country as Iran, I can only admire. I hope soon to show on blog these beutiful Iranian women who know how to resist to the faschion police by my photos. Cordially.
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Why Was the Video Removed?
Submitted by Unregistered user (not verified) on Thu, 17/07/2008 - 22:56.Are you aware that the video of the fashion crackdown has been removed? Thanks for the work you do.
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I have No idea!
Submitted by Farnaz (not verified) on Mon, 03/11/2008 - 11:32.I have No idea!
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Great Comments
Submitted by Roi Ben-Yehuda on Fri, 27/06/2008 - 10:12.Great comments. I look forward to read more from you.
Roi
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Our minister Micheline Calmy-Rey
Submitted by Madeleine von Holzen (not verified) on Tue, 18/03/2008 - 16:45.Hello Dear Farnaz Seifi,
I am journalist in Switzerland, and as you may have seen, our foreign affairs minister Micheline Calmy-Rey went to Iran yesterday and Sunday, to sign a contract with the government. She is cleary a feminist and engaged person, but she appeared with the veil. Many people are commenting today her attitude, with quite some critics. I wonder what you think of this ? What is your position about foreign ministers women in visit ? How should she have behaved ? Thank you very much for your interest and reply.
Madeleine von Holzen
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Open Letter to Micheline Calmy-Rey
Submitted by Omid Habibinia on Wed, 27/05/2009 - 16:44.Grützi Madeleine,
Sory I just saw your question, you may take a look at oure website which there is an open letter form a women right activist and our co-worker from Tehran, Nasrin:
http://www.irswiss.com/2008-06-22-na.html
Omid Habibinia
Dear Madelline: According to
Submitted by Unregistered user (not verified) on Mon, 03/11/2008 - 11:31.Dear Madelline:
According to the laws of Iran all the women regardless of their nationality or religion must wear a headscarf in the territorities of Iran. So the foreign minister of your country can't go to Iran without a headscarf. She has no other choice, and as a minister of a country which has economic contracts with Iran, I don't think she could reject Iran and just follow her personal desires. She is a minister and representave of people of her country and she should work for benefits of her people. I am also a feminist, If i wear her i also wear the headscarf and travelled to Iran becasue its not about my own desires, but its about a country and its people's beneficiary.
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Salam
Submitted by Arash Kamangir on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 21:06.Salam,
I am Arash Kamangir (http://persian.kamangir.net). I have never had the chance to directly talk to you. Just wanted to say hi.
Bests, Arash
Arash Kamangir
Hi Arash jan:) How are you
Submitted by Farnaz (not verified) on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 21:18.Hi Arash jan:)
How are you doing?
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