Who is Pegah Moshir Pour: bio and information on the Iranian activist

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Pega Moshir Pour she is a writer and activist Iranian. She was born in Tehran, Iran in the early XNUMXs.80. Currently lives in Los Angeles, in California, where he holds dual Iranian and US citizenship.

After graduating from Tehran University with a degree in English, Mushir Pour has dedicated herself to a career from Writer. He has published several literary texts, including the collection of short stories "The river flowing into the sea" (2008) and the collection of poems "The sky, the earth and love" (2010). In 2015 it received the “Best Book of the Year” award from the Iranian magazine “Book of the Year”.

His activism

Mushir Pour it is also an important activist, which is committed to promoting gender equality, women's rights and other human rights in Iran. He has also contributed to various human rights organizations, such as the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Additionally, she was one of the first women to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mushir Pour has also participated in numerous international conferences on human rights, supporting the “Women without a Voice” campaign. He is a member of the Commission for i Human Rights of Women from the World Health Organization (WHO) and sits on the United Nations Council on the Right to Petition.

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