Golbarg Bashi

Background

Golbarg Bashi was born in Iran, raised in Sweden, and educated at the Universities of Manchester and Bristol and obtained her doctorate degree from Columbia University in New York City.

Career

Among other topics, Bashi has published works and given talks about human rights in the Middle East and the situation of women in Iran. Two of her famous works include, Feminist waves in the Iranian Green Tsunami (2009). From One Third World Woman to Another: A Conversation with Gayatri Spivak (2010) and Eyewitness history: Ayatollah Montazeri (2006).

Her doctoral research focused on a feminist critique of the human rights discourse in Iran.

Brainquake

In April 2010, Golbarg Bashi launched Brainquake together with Duke University"s Negar Mottahedeh in response to Boobquake, Jennifer McCreight"s reaction to Tehran"s leader in Friday Prayer statement that women who wear immodest clothing and behaved promiscuously caused earthquakes.

Achievements

• Brainquake was a feminist critical response to this where instead of highlighting one"s physical differences from men, women should show off their CVs and lists of accomplishments.

Politics

She was also selected as a candidate for the Greens in the Swedish municipal elections for the city of Kramfors in 2002.

Membership

Bashi has been a member of the Green Party of Sweden where she was elected in 2002 as an executive member of the party"s Women"s Committee. She is also a visual artist and a member of Professional Women Photographers, Incorporated. She has published her photographs in the New York Times, Aljazeera English, Cable News Network, British Broadcasting Corporation News, Amnesty International, Jadaliyya, and Electronic Intifada, et cetera