Afshin Ellian
Afshin Ellian (born February 27, 1966 in Tehran ) is a Dutch legal scholar, legal philosopher, poet and essayist. Since 2005 he has been a professor at the University of Leiden . He is an atheist and is considered an influential critic of Islam .
In 1989 he came to the Netherlands as a political refugee from Iran .
In 2007 Ellian stood up for the Dutch critic of Islam, Ehsan Jami , who was repeatedly a victim of Islamist violence after the founding of the Dutch branch of the Central Council of Ex-Muslims . It was only at Ellian's insistence that Ehsan Jami was granted special personal protection. Ellian works for the elimination of Salafism .
On the occasion of the mass demonstrations after the Iranian presidential elections in 2009 , Ellian appealed in an open letter to Ayatollah Khamenei , following the example of South Africa and its truth commissions, to peacefully end the tyranny in Iran.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Haagse imam opnieuw in opspraak. In: www.AD.nl. June 28, 2007, archived from the original on September 30, 2007 ; Retrieved April 18, 2014 (Dutch).
- ↑ Open letter to Ayatollah Khamenei: "Your rule is over". In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. June 18, 2009, accessed April 18, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ellian, Afshin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch lawyer, philosopher, poet and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |