Ghazal Omid
Ghazal Omid | |
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Abadan, Iran | |
| Occupation | Author, legal scholar |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Notable works | Living in Hell |
Ghazal Omid (
Shi'a legal scholar.[2]
Personal life
Omid was born in
Washington DC.[6]
Activism
Omid's autobiography, Living in Hell, is critical of Iran and the human rights abuses occurring there. Because of this, her book's website has been the focus of online abuse and threats from computer users in Iran, Turkey and Pakistan.[7] Omid has criticized Iran for using books to teach martyrdom to children.[8][9] She also wants Iranian books to stop referring to the United States as the "Great Satan".[8][10] Omid is concerned that these books may be turning children into "ticking bombs".[8][11]
Currently, Omid is the Executive Director for Iran & Its Future.org, a US-based
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on advocating for the improvement of life in Iran.[12] In 2014 she worked to bring children burned in a school fire in Iran to the US for medical treatment.[13]
Publications
- Living in Hell: A True Odyssey of a Woman's Struggle in Islamic Iran Against Personal and Political Forces (2005) Park Avenue Publishers OCLC 60764503
- Omid, Ghazal (2012). Mr. Nightingale: A story adapted from the life of an Iranian child. OCLC 876333397.
- Omid, Ghazal (2015). Maryam and Mr. Rabbi, Part I: Based on a true story about a Muslim and a Jewish family from Iran. ISBN 978-1519340245.
- Omid, Ghazal (2015). Maryam and Mr. Rabbi, Part II: Based on a true story about a Muslim and a Jewish family from Iran. ISBN 978-1519498250.
References
- ^ "مصاحبه با غزل امید، نویسنده كتاب زندگی در جهنم، مقیم كانادا" [Interview with Ghazal Omid, citizen of Canada, the author of the book "Living in Hell"]. رادیو فردا (in Persian). 28 November 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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Trey, Popp (2006). "After the Genome". Science & Spirit. 17 (5). OCLC 66569013.
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Heller, Aron (2 August 2005). "Executions a sad reminder of home for Iranian author". OCLC 60621316.
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"Ghazil Omid, who was abused as a child in Iran A regime of oppression But speaker says Iranian people are kindhearted". The Beacon. OCLC 8560666.
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Wigod, Rebecca (6 August 2005). "Life in Iran was life in hell, says local author". OCLC 51786825.
- ^ "Interview with Ghazal Omid". Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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Bunt, Gary R. (2009). iMuslims: rewiring the house of Islam (illustrated ed.). OCLC 245536728. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ a b c
Wagner, Thomas (8 February 2007). "Study says Iran textbooks urge martyrdom". OCLC 1536853. Archived from the originalon 25 August 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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"Iranian Books Tell Students To Be 'martyrs,' Study Says". OCLC 10076001. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Monday Briefing". Amarillo Globe-News. from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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"Study says Iran's texts breed hate toward West". OCLC 1607806.
- ^ "Iran & Its Future.org home page". Iran & Its Future.org. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Dobbyn, Christine (17 July 2014). "Activist trying to bring burned Iranian children to Shriners Hospital for Children-Galveston for treatment". ABC News.
External links
Media related to Ghazal Omid at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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