Lobat Vala

Lobat Vala (born 1930 in Tehran) is an Iranian poet,[1][2] and campaigner for the Women Liberation and Equal Rights in Iran.[3]

Early life

Having been exiled from Iran since 1979, Vala lives in London,[2] and lived in Melbourne between 1980 and 1984. While there she obtained an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from University of Melbourne and in London worked as a journalist and writer in Keyhan weekly newspaper until 2006. Vala has published several poetry books in Persian.[2]

gollark: If not... the world shall die.
gollark: An omniwall of multiple breeds?
gollark: It's not actually a brother. I just thought "oh, same lineage, must be one bred by the same person" but then I realized "oh, wait, that's actually one I bred for the AP".
gollark: Oops, I mean to ping sungoldfish, but you got it somehow.
gollark: I was breeding dragons together to fill the AP a bit and then I thought "why not breed the aeons too".

References
  1. Kalbasi, Sheema. The Poetry of Iranian Women. ISBN 1-4421-0709-X.
  2. "Literature event with five Iranian exile authors in Vienna". NetNative. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  3. "Campaigning for Freedom in Iran" (PDF). Central News: Newsletter for service users & supporters. Central & Cecil Housing Care Support. December 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-07-06.


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