About Lily Bandehy
Born 1949. Lily Bandehy is a Norwegian nurse and writer.
Lily Bandehy (born 1949) is a Norwegian-Iranian author, commentator and critic of Islam.
Biography Born in Iran, Bandehy was an oppositional activist against both the Shah and Ayatollah Khomeini. She was imprisoned and sentenced to lifelong exile.
In 2021 she published her book Kvinner i islam. Islams forakt for kvinner, a book critical of Islam's positions on women, that needed police protection at its release event.
She has said that it is worth risking one's life to criticise Islam, and she has held demonstrations where she has publicly burned the hijab.
Personal life Singer Tooji who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is her son. She has praised him for coming out as gay.
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Who is Lily Bandehy?
Norwegian-Iranian writer
When was Lily Bandehy born?
Lily Bandehy was born in 1949 in Iran.
What is Lily Bandehy's occupation?
Lily Bandehy is a nurse and writer.
What nationality is Lily Bandehy?
Lily Bandehy is Norwegian.
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