Azar Majedi


Azar Majedi is an Iranian communist activist, writer, chairperson of the Organization for Women's Liberation and one of the leaders of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran. She has been an opponent of the current regime ruling Iran since returning from her education abroad to oppose the regime in 1978, a movement she has described as 'just'.
Majedi was born in Iran to an atheist father and Muslim mother.

Political views

Majedi describes herself as a Marxist and Worker-communist. An atheist from the age of 12, she has described Islam as "a very misogynist ideology". In another interview Majedi expressed the view that although racism towards Muslims is ripe and real, 'Islamophobia' is "an invented concept trying to silence the world to criticize Islam or Islamic movement".

Personal life

Majedi was married to Mansoor Hekmat. Together they have three children.