By Jamie GlazovFP: Homa Arjomand, welcome to Frontpage Interview.
Arjomand: Thanks for giving me this opportunity.
FP: You are originally from Iran . Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you ended up leaving Iran ?
Arjomand: I was born and raised in Iran . At the age of 17, I started my social/political activities with a group of medical students and became a dissident against the Islamic regime. I studied in England with the sponsorship of the National Iranian Oil Company. I returned back to Iran and worked as a teacher in various colleges and universities.
In the winter of 1989, I fled Iran through the mountains because my life was endangered by the Islamic Regime. I have lived in Canada since 1990 and have attended and organized countless meetings, international conferences, panel discussions and forums on issues related to women’s, children’s and gay and lesbian rights. I did many interviews with leading newspapers and TV programs in Europe and North America defending secularism. Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine