Masih Alinejad is a courageous Iranian journalist, author, political activist, and advocate for women rights who lives in exile in the United States. She focuses her attention on Iranian human rights issues, particularly those pertaining to women. The presenter/producer for the Voice of America Persian Service, a correspondent and frequent contributor to Manoto television, and an editor and contributing editor for IranWire are just a few of Alinejad’s current gigs.
Early Life
Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomi is Masih’s Iranian given name. She was born on September 11, 1976, in the Iranian city of Ghomikola, Babol. She is 44 years old at the time of this writing. Because of this, she has learned from an early age that if she wants to survive in this brutal world, she will have to fight for her rights.
Masih Alinejad Career
Alinejad made anti-government flyers in 1994. She joined ILNA from Hambastegi Daily in 2001. (ILNA). Her articles appeared in Melli eta (in Persian). Alinejad spanned the 6th and 7th. She reported large “extra” payments for everything from religious tasks to ringing in the New Year in 2005. So she was expelled. Her interview with Barack Obama cost her a visa in the summer of 2009. It was time for bed. In San Francisco, she addressed the Iranian dictatorship, “We shook for thirty years, now it’s your turn.” Seen alongside clips from her “A Storm of Fresh Air” videos.
Along with other Iranian writers, she established IranNeda, and later she released a book called A Green Date. A Facebook page called My Stealthy Freedom allows Iranian women to publish photos without having a hijab over the face. This movement helps to assist Iranian women’s quest for basic human rights, freedom, and equality. She even started a FB page for it and also got millions of likes and global attention, although certain US conservatives are anti-Iranian who stated it as exploitation of female rights. Some women branded the campaign as an instrument of US foreign policy aiming at regime change.
Controversies
She has been accused of inciting Islamophobia by portraying herself as an anti-hijab crusader. She says that she fears Islam’s Sharia and that Sharia regulations create Islamophobia. “You can’t take the same instrument that is the most visible emblem of tyranny in the Middle East and pretend that this is a sign of resistance [in the US],” Alinejad said during a CNN debate with Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour.
The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wore a headscarf in sympathy with the Muslim victims after the March 2019 Christchurch mosque assault. “I felt you were exploiting one of the most obvious oppression symbols for Muslim women,” she said. She is compensated to create programming for Voice of America’s Persian Service, a government-funded broadcaster.
Social Media
Masih Alinejad is active on Twitter, where she has 253k followers and 1,104 followers. She has been active on the platform since January 2018. She also has a presence on Instagram, where she has 5.3 million followers and 1605 followers, with a total of 10,545 posts to her credit.
Masih Alinejad Biography |
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| Real Name | Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomi |
| Birth Date | September 11, 1976 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 44 Years |
| Birth Place | Ghomikola, Babol, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Profession | Journalist & Author |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Virgo |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 5” – in Centimeters – 165 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 53 kg – in Pounds – 116.8 lbs |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | Ali Alinejad |
| Mother | Zarin Badpa |
| Sister | Mina Alinejad |
| Brother | Alireza Alinejad |
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| School | – |
| College | Oxford Brookes University |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Affair | No |
| Who is her husband? | Kambiz Forouhar |
| Children | One (Pouyan Lotfi) |
Personal Life
Masih Alinejad and Kambiz Forouhar were married in 2014, and they have two children. Her sole child, Pouyan Lotfi, is the only child she has ever had up until this point in her life. Despite the fact that her married life is going well, his wife is constantly preoccupied with her job and is unable to offer proper care for their child.
Masih Alinejad Net worth
Masih Alinejad has a net worth of 2 million dollars at this point in time, which she has accumulated entirely through her love and dedication to be a journalist, novelist, and other creative endeavors.
Trivia
- She received a human rights prize at the 2015 Geneva Summit for Human Rights, which was organized by UN Watch.
- The Mehdi Semsar Foundation awarded her the Omid Journalism Award, which she accepted.
- She was awarded the AIB Media Excellence Award with a “Highly Commended” rating.
- In 2018, she published a novel titled The Wind in My Hair, which is based on her childhood experiences growing up in Tehran.