Baroness Haleh Afshar
Kirsty Young's castaway is academic Baroness Haleh Afshar.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Baroness Haleh Afshar. An expert in Middle Eastern Affairs, she's a professor of politics and women's studies and Islamic law as well as being a cross-bench peer. She grew up in Iran and France living a life of huge privilege but, inspired by reading Jane Eyre, she decided she needed to learn to stand on her own two feet. She came to Britain as a boarding school pupil when she was 14 and has made her home here.
She has been an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime and, coming from a long line of independent-minded women, that's little surprise. Her mother campaigned for women to have the vote while her grandmother refused to wear the veil. Though in her grandmother's case, that was because she thought she was too pretty to be covered up.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Record: Prelude to Bach's Cello Suite No.1
Book: Collected poems by Hafiz
Alternate to Bible: Koran
Luxury: A rose bush.
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Collected poems - Hafiz
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A rose bush
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsty Young |
| Interviewed Guest | Haleh Afshar |
Broadcasts
- Sun 28 Dec 2008 11:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 2 Jan 2009 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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