Miriam is a 50 year old Iranian suffragette. She was born on March 8th 1960, in London, the only daughter of Ali Ben-Maliki, Persian ambassador to the United Kingdom. When she was nineteen, the Iranian Revolution took place and the Persian Shah was dethroned. Her father, alongside many supporters of the old regime, was imprisoned and, later on, executed.
At the time she was studying Law at Persepolis University but was forbidden from continuing her studies, like every other female student. She ran away to the US, where she finished Law School at Princeton University. As soon as she had her degree, she started rallying support for a civil rights movement in Iran. Despite a few lasting relationships along the years, she never married, because she felt that bowing to a husband would compromise her beliefs and activism.
She speaks fluent English and French, as a result of her “western education”, as well as home-learnt Iranian. She loves reading and is a very cultured person, but her activism takes up most of her time. Even though her taste is highly westernized, she still feels a strong connection with her Islamic heritage. She no longer has faith in Islam, or any other religion for that matter, since she is now an atheist. When it comes to art, literature or music, she is a great appreciator and only dislikes the more commercial forms of them, finding them devoid of feeling.
She was once told that women would never vote in Iran. Never had she heard a more chauvinistic statement. As such, she made it her life purpose , her personal goal, to do everything within her reach to ensure that Iranian women would be granted that right.
So she went to Iran, where she had not been to in 30 odd years and started her campaign. The police warned her that, unless she ceased all her efforts, she would be punished. She remained strong in her belief and is presently being buried alive as a form of punishment.
Francisco Neves [12º5B] e Pedro Sacadura-Botte [12º1A]
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