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Haleh Afshar

House of Lords

Pro. Haleh Afshar OBE, the Politics and Women's Studies academic at York University in the UK, has been given a peerage by Queen Elizabeh II. Professor Afshar will take up a seat on the House of Lords cross-benches as a non-party political peer in recognition of her work. She is an advisor to the Government on public policy relating to Muslim women and Islamic law and is the founder and Chair of the Muslim Women's Network>>>FULL TEXT

20-Nov-2007
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Marxist?

by Salaamu (not verified) on

Haleh Afshar is not a Marxist.

Try to find one publication by her which expresses support for Marxism or provides a Marxist critique of society (expresses things in terms of proletariat, capitalism collapsing under own contradictions etc.)

You won't find any.


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Which People's Peer?

by shahnaz (not verified) on


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Thank you Ziba Khanom

by Our man in London (not verified) on

for appreciating my sense of humor. Funny as it may sound, in reality the case of Haleh Afshar is a bitter and nauseating testament to the degree that Iranians are prepapred to bend backward in order to please and worship their foreign masters. Afshar is just a new tool in the hands of those who know when to use her for promoting their interests. She is a so called professor specialized in Islam while knowing not a single word of Arabic or being able to recite a single verse from the Quran. Remember Tudehi haye Nafti? She comes from the same genes!


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Bravo our Man in London

by Ziba Shirazi (not verified) on

Those were the items I was not aware but I knew generically that any and I mean any Iranian that has anything to do with the government of England is a tyrant against Iran. The bitch looks like a tyrant and will act like one.

British's biggest ace in Iran was of course nurchuring of Khomeini and his delivery to our history.

Let's kick the British out of Iran....


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A Marxist Professor of Islamic Studies!

by Our man in London (not verified) on

You see we Brits have a peculiar way of making use of you Iranians. I bet you would never see a confessed Marxist, like Haleh Afshar, becoming a professor of Islamic Studies!!! except in this Great land of Britain. Haleh Afshar was sent to an expensive boarding school in England to learn the ways of the Brits. Then instead of learning how to behave like an English rose, she became a hardline Marxist. After a short spell back in Iran, she continued with her leftist activities particularly against the Shah, our one time friend and later our foe, married a disfunctional English academic, much older than herself, and continued with her braying against the Shah and later the Islamic republic. So we rewarded her by appointing her as a Professor and now that we need a female Islamic expert (as our firend in Tehran no longer play the game) she is made a Baroness! The good thing about Haleh is that she has kept her Iranian accent as if she has just entered Britain a week ago from Iran. We Brits know how best to make use of the most hardlined Commies and not only make them declare themselves as a beleiver in Islam but get them to kiss the ahnd of the Queen or Prince Charles and take a revernace before the. Aren't we Great?


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It is fun to criticise

by 2+2=4 (not verified) on

Why not get to her level and then criticise her? OR get to her level and debate against her? You people who hate her are USUALLY same people who glorify shah and other fossils who ran away from Iran out of fear. She is in an adopted country and she's working in it. Hate her for it? Too bad! That's why she has more power than all of you ever will - she has goals and ideas. You people just have hate and criticism. keep at it, you'll remain in the low-level you are. Cheerio!


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Education

by ML (not verified) on


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Answer to 2+2=4 below

by Ziba Shirazi (not verified) on

No you dumb man! America did not take Moassadegh down, the British did it. How long are you and people like you want to stay dumb?

For 300 years the British had the upper hands in Iran. From time to time they make alliances with Russians, French and at occasions with dumb American politicians, but they never let go of their grip.

The man behind removal of Mossadegh and Coup de Etat was a British MI5 agent and falsly the credit went to Kim Roosvelt, grandchild of President Roosvelt.

Read some books.

Her education is only a weapon against the people of Iran. You call that an education?


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She makes me proud.

by 2+2=4 (not verified) on

She has lots of education and that gives her freedom! Islam has nothing to do with it and if Islm bothers any of you so much, take a sword and go fight it yourselves instead of constantly bringing down other people.


Americans took down Mossadegh - so I guess Iranians shouldn't get involved in American politics either? Piss off! People like her are part of the solution and you are part of the problem! And if you think you can do better, go study and get to her level, THEN TALK NONSENSE ABOUT ISLAM


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To hell with those bastard British fags

by Azar Yazandpanah (not verified) on

The only enemy of my country are the British. We have nothing against Arabs, Jews or any other culture to include Americans. The British are our sole enemies and we will wiped them off our country like we wipe shit off our ass and we will use their own currency as the toilet tissue.

For this woman to become a consultant on Islam is like hiring a whore to teach the fucking hosue of lords how to handle a Seegheh in Iran! What a travesty....


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Tell British: Iranians will not accept Islamization of Iran

by Iran forever (not verified) on

Dear Lady, while you are at it, let this to be known:

Tell British: Iranians will not accept Islamization of Iran. Never.

Tell British: Stop directing and helping genocide of Iranians and Iranian culture.


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Another "eduacted" Iranian Women

by MythBuster (not verified) on

Good for her but not for Iranians. Another "eduacted" Iranian Women ignoring pains and suffering of Iranian Women under Islam.


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If I were here I would spit on the face the of the British lords

by Dolores Tajbakhsh (not verified) on

No Iranian should ever accept such things from the enemy of Iran, unless they are sold out like many other Iranians.

I spit on anything that is British and interferes with my country. Give me a sord and I will fight those bastards till the last drop of blood.

No Iranian should ever be fooled by getting involved with British Politicians....

It is advisers like her that have given the British the art of bringing fucking Islamic rulers to our land. Shame on her and thanks to Darius for making this expose'. Inadvertently you made a tyrant known!