Masoud Dehnamaki

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Poverty and Prostitution (2002)

Masoud Dehnamaki is a right wing Iranian acivist, journalist, writer and film director. For decades he has been considered as one of the most extremist members of the ultra-conservative circles.^[1]

1 Early life
2 Activism
3 Journalism
4 Film career
5 Books
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Early life

Massoud Dehnamaki took part in the 1979 Islamic revolution. Dehnamaki was also a member of the decimated army that liberated Khoramshahr in 1982 — a decisive turning point in Iran-Iraq war.^[2]

[edit] Activism

Dehnamaki was mostly unknown until he started his activities with Ansar-e Hezbollah. Dehnamaki has been for years the General Commander of the notorious Ansar Hezbollah and a leader of Baseej vigilantes who aggressively attacked conferences and festivals.^[3]

[edit] Journalism

He was a managing director of Do-Kouheh weekly, Jebheh weekly, Shalamcheh weekley, Ansar-e Hezbollah weekly, and Sobh magazine, all close to conservative ideology. "Shalamcheh" and "Jebheh" were closed by Tehran’s Press Court.^[4] Shalamcheh was banned by the Iranian court reportedly for "insulting a source of emulation". ^[5]

[edit] Film career

In 2002 he directed "Poverty and Prostitution", a documentary on prostitution that traces its roots to the evils of poverty. His documentary shows the rampant prostitution that is so strictly forbidden and suppressed by the Islamic Regime in control of the country. Prostitution in Iran is a taboo and therefore not directly discussed or addressed, allowing for the problem to spiral out of control.

In 2004 Dehnamaki directed "Which Blue, Which Red" (2004).

Massoud Dehnamaki's debut film "The Outcasts" (2006), also called "Expelled", tells the story of Majid, a gangster from south Tehran who falls in love with Narges, the daughter of Mirza, a pious man. Majid must reform himself to marry Narges. So he decides to head to the Iranian warfront and his protégés also follow him.^[6]