Sedigheh Vasmaghi

Sedigheh Vasmaghi
Vasmaghi in November 2019
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office
29 April 1999 – 15 January 2003
Majority210,303 (14.98%)
Personal details
Bornصدیقه وسمقی
1961 (age 64–65)
Tehran, Iran
PartyIslamic Iran Participation Front
Alma materUniversity of Tehran[1]

Sedigheh Vasmaghi (Persian: صدیقه وسمقی, born 1961) 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]

Public statements

In April 2023, Vasmaghi addressed an open letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei where she affirmed that the Quran does not justify the obligation to wear the hijab.[4]

In a statement signed by 15 religious intellectuals on 1 July 2023, Vasmaghi supported Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, a Sunni cleric at risk of repression because of his criticism against the Iranian government during the Mahsa Amini protests.[5]

On 28 January 2026, Vasmaghi, along with several other Iranian intellectuals, including Amirsalar Davoudi, Hatam Ghaderi, Abolfazl Ghadyani, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Abdollah Momeni, Mohammad Najafi, Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof, and Nasrin Sotoudeh, and the Narges Mohammadi Human Rights Foundation, published a statement on Instagram asserting that the 2026 Iran massacres were a crime against humanity, accusing Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei of holding principal responsibility.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Maryam, Sinaee (2023-07-02). "Iran's 'Religious Intellectuals' Urge Support For Dissident Sunni Cleric". Iran International. Retrieved 2023-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "Activists in Iran say Khamenei responsible for 'crime against humanity'". Iran International. 28 January 2026. Wikidata Q137959813.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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