Zahra Eshraghi
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Zahra Eshraghi (Persian: زهرا اشراقی) is an Iranian feminist and human rights activist. She is the granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini, and wife of Mohammad Reza Khatami (since 1983), former head of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, the main reformist party in Iran.
Zahra Eshraghi wants the wearing of headscarves to no longer be compulsory. She believes that: "Our constitution still says that the man is the boss and the woman is a loyal wife who sacrifices herself for her family. But society here has changed, especially in the last 10 years. If my grandfather were here now, I am sure he would have had very different ideas."
"The constitution my grandfather approved says that only a man can be president," said Mrs Eshraghi. "We would like to change the wording from 'man' to 'anyone'. But discrimination here is not just in the constitution. As a woman, if I want to get a passport to leave the country, have surgery, even to breathe almost, I must have permission from my husband."
She has two children, a daughter, Fatemeh, and a son, Ali.
