“The Role of Women in Zoroastrian Society ”

Whereas Iran today features on the news as a country where Islamic authorities are trying to suppress the equal rights of women, and where human rights for everyone are indiscriminately trampled underfoot, in fact, Iran in its Zoroastrian phase had an exemplary record of respect and appreciation of women. These will be explored in the context of Zoroastrian philosophy and values.

Shahin is the granddaughter of a renowned Iranian Zoroastrian priest, poet, stargazer, and mathematician. She was born and grew up in England, and founded a successful Sixth Form college & language school in Oxford, and was a teacher, interpreter for the immigration appellate, and a legal consultant for a tour operator. She has completed 29 years’ service as a magistrate in the criminal and family courts in Oxfordshire.