Masih Alinejad

Masih Alinejad moves me more than almost anyone in this batch. Born in a rural village in Iran's Mazandaran Province, she became a journalist and activist who refuses to fall silent, working at Voice of America and Radio Farda and leading global campaigns against compulsory veiling. To keep speaking out from exile, knowing the dangers involved, demands extraordinary courage. She fights an enormous system armed only with words and conviction. I find her resolve humbling and absolutely worth honoring.

Name (English)

Masih Alinejad

Name (Japanese)

マスィーフ・アリーネジャード

Reading

ますぃーふ・ありーねじゃーど

Born

September 11, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dragon

Origin

Qomi Kola, Mazandaran Province, Iran

Occupation

journalist / blogger / writer

University

Oxford Brookes University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih%20Alinejad
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6783266

Tags

• Mazandaran Province
• journalist
• blogger
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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