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The opening as it read in 2005
Haleh Afshar is a lecturer in Politics and Women's Studies at the University of York and Visiting Professor of Islamic Law at the Faculte Internationale de Droit Compare . Of Iranian origin, she worked as a journalist before and after her initial studies at York, where she was to return following her PhD from Cambridge University . Afshar serves on several bodies, notably the British Council and the United Nations Association , of which she is Honorary President of International Services. v t e1
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Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar OBE (born 1944) is a British academic and peer in the House of Lords .She is a prominent Muslim feminist , and characterises herself as a Socialist and a Shi'a Muslim .Her background is in equal opportunities in Britain, and before that, land reform and development in Iran , where she grew up, and journalism in both countries.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar OBE FAcSS (born 21 May 1944) is a British professor and a life peer in the House of Lords . She is a prominent Muslim feminist , and characterises herself as a Socialist and a Shi'a Muslim . Her background is in equal opportunities in Britain, and before that, land reform and development in Iran , where she grew up, and journalism in both countries.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar , OBE FAcSS ( ; born 21 May 1944) is a British professor in politics and women's studies at the University of York , England and a life peer in the House of Lords . She is a prominent Muslim feminist , and characterises herself as a Socialist and a Shi'a Muslim . Her background is in equal opportunities in Britain, and before that, land reform and development in Iran , where she grew up, and journalism in both countries.
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British life peer (1944–2022) Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar , OBE , FAcSS ( ; 21 May 1944 – 12 May 2022) was a British life peer in the House of Lords .She had a life-long interest in women's rights and Islamic law.She was a professor at the University of York and she wrote over a dozen scholarly books.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
British life peer (1944–2022) Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar , OBE , FAcSS ( Persian : هاله افشار ; 21 May 1944 – 12 May 2022) was a British life peer in the House of Lords . She had a life-long interest in women's rights and Islamic law. She was a professor at the University of York and she wrote over a dozen scholarly books.
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lecturer in politics and women's studies at the university of york and visiting professor of islamic law at the
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british life peer in the house of lords
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