Mitra Farazandeh
Iranian disability activist and artist
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Mitra Farazandeh (Persian: میترا فرازنده; born c. 1976)[1] is an Iranian disability activist and visual artist.
Mitra Farazandeh | |
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میترا فرازنده | |
| Born | c. 1976 (age 49–50) Hashtpar, Iran |
| Occupations | Disability activist and advocate, visual artist |
| Awards | 100 Women (BBC) (2018) |
Biography
Mitra Farazandeh was born in Tālesh city in northwestern Iran. She has a physical deformity.[2] She lives in a village in Hashtpar (the city of Talesh) in the Gilan province of Iran.[2]
Farazandeh has advocated for the visibility of sexual desire of women with disabilities.[2] She writes about not feeling human due to her physical disability and struggling to recognize a need for love;[3] and how her physical body has created false perceptions of her not having sexual needs.[3] She earns a living by selling her drawings and paintings.[2]
In 2018, Farazandeh is on the BBC's 100 Women award list of the most inspiring and influential women in the world.[1]
