Sedigheh Vasmaghi

Sedigheh Vasmaghi (Persian: صدیقه وسمقی) is an Iranian lawyer, poet and reformist politician.[1] From 1999 to 2003, she was a member of the City Council of Tehran and served as the first spokesperson of the council.[2] She is described as a "post-Islamist activist and intellectual".[3]

Sedigheh Vasmaghi
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office
29 April 1999 – 15 January 2003
Majority210,303 (14.98%)
Personal details
Born1961 (age 61–62)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyIslamic Iran Participation Front
Residence(s)Uppsala, Sweden[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tehran[1]

In 2023, she addresses an open letter to the leader Ali Khameini where she affirms that the Quran does not justify the obligation to wear the hijab.[4]

In a statement signed by 15 religious Intellectuals, she supports Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi sunni cleric who is facing crackdown because of his criticism against the iranian regime during the Mahsa Amini protests.[5]

References
  1. "Dr. Sedigheh Vasmaghi", The International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), retrieved 5 September 2017
  2. Bill Samii (4 June 2001), "Iran Report", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, vol. 4, no. 21, retrieved 5 September 2017
  3. Badamchi, Meysam (2017). Post-Islamist Political Theory: Iranian Intellectuals and Political Liberalism in Dialogue. Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations. Vol. 5. Springer. p. 200. ISBN 9783319594927.
  4. Sinaee, Maryam (2023-04-13). "Prominent Female Islamic Scholar Challenges Khamenei's Hijab Edict". Iran International. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  5. Maryam, Sinaee (2023-07-02). "Iran's 'Religious Intellectuals' Urge Support For Dissident Sunni Cleric". Iran International. Retrieved 2023-07-02.


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