Fariba Alasvand

Professor at Seminary and University

Ms. Fariba Alasvand was born in 1346 SH (1967/1968 CE) in Aghajari (Omidiyeh), in Khuzestan Province. She began her seminary studies in 1362 SH (1983/1984 CE), and from 1365 SH (1986/1987 CE) she taught them in the seminaries of Masjed Soleyman, and from 1369 SH (1990/1991 CE) at Jamiat al-Zahra in Qom. She then conveyed her scholarly and intellectual treasury to university students across the country, such as the University of Tehran. Alongside her studies and teaching, she then turned to authorship and wrote numerous scholarly and specialized articles in Persian and Arabic on topics such as feminism, the puberty of girls, diyyah (blood money) and qisas (retribution), the nature of khul' divorce, and reforms in the words of Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him), as well as two books: Women and Equal Rights and A Critique of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Ms. Alasvand is presently a faculty member of the Research Center for Women's Studies and Research, and the representative of the Center for the Management of Sisters' Seminaries in the Cultural-Social Council of Women.