Parvin Darabi (; born 1941,

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Background

Darabi studied at

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. Parvin worked as an electronic systems engineer, program manager, company president, and engineering consultant until 1994. From 1985 to 1990 she owned and operated her own Company PT Enterprises, in Mountain View, California where they developed the most sensitive Radar Detector presently on the German Naval Vessels active in NATO. Her elder sister, Homa Darabi, committed suicide in 1994 by burning herself in Tajrish square in

to protest against the

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. Since then, Parvin has become an

. She wrote the book '' Rage Against the Veil'' and speaking out against Iran's regime and

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. She also established the Homa Darabi foundation, her intention was to secular state, to democracy to gender equality. Parvin along with Lydia Sparksworthy co-authored a book ''" Women of Truckee Making History"'' which chronicles the lives of 30 influential women in

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Works

Women of Truckee Making History

''Women of Truckee Making History'' is a book that celebrates local women for their contributions to the community of

.Truckee women honored in book
It was compiled, designed and edited by two Truckee women, Parvin Darabi an
Lydia Sparksworthy
The book was published in 2002 by the Homa Darabi Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to human rights issues mostly related to women. The book details the lives of 30 influential women in Truckee. The criteria for selecting the 30 women required applicants to live or work full-time in Truckee, and “to be actively involved in voluntarism which required dedication above and beyond normal eight-to-five, 40-hours-a week paid employment.”

References

External links

Dr. Homa Darabi FoundationSelf-Immolation in Tajrish Square, Tehran
- OnTheIssues.com, the Progressive Woman's Quarterly

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darabi, Parvin 1941 births Critics of Shia Islam Iranian emigrants to the United States Living people Iranian activists Iranian former Shia Muslims

Background

Works

Women of Truckee Making History

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