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Lobat Vala | |
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Native name |
Persian: لعبت والا |
Born | 1930 (age 93–94) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
Occupation | Poet, activist |
Language | Persian |
Lobat Vala ( Persian: لعبت والا; born 1930 in Tehran) is an Iranian poet [1] [2] and campaigner for the Women Liberation and Equal Rights in Iran. [3]
Having been exiled from Iran since 1979, Vala lives in London, [2] and she lived in Melbourne between 1980 and 1984.[ citation needed] While there, she obtained an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from University of Melbourne and in London worked as a journalist and writer in Keyhan weekly newspaper until 2006.[ citation needed] Vala has published several poetry books in Persian. [2]