About Homa Darabi
Lived 1940 – 1994 (aged 53–54). Homa Darabi was an Iranian psychiatrist, university teacher and women's rights activist.
Death As a sign of protest, Darabi immolated herself by pouring petrol over her head on 21 February 1994, after she had taken her hijab off in a public thoroughfare near Tajrish.
She died from the burns in a hospital the next day.
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Who was Homa Darabi?
Iranian activist
When was Homa Darabi born?
Homa Darabi was born in 1940 in Tehran.
When did Homa Darabi die?
Homa Darabi died on 21 February 1994 in Tehran.
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Homa Darabi was a psychiatrist, university teacher and women's rights activist.
What nationality was Homa Darabi?
Homa Darabi was Iranian.
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