Jila Baniyaghoob

Jila Baniyaghoob
Born (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970 (age 54)
NationalityIranian
Alma materAllameh Tabatabai University
Occupationjournalist
Organization(s)Sarmayeh
Kanoon Zanan Irani
SpouseBahman Ahmadi Amouee
AwardsCourage In Journalism Award (2009)
RSF Freedom of Speech Award (2010)

Jila Baniyaghoob (or Zhīlā Banī Yaʻqūb, Persian: ژيلا بنى يعقوب ; born 21 August 1970[1]) is an Iranian journalist and women's rights activist. She is the editor-in-chief of the website Kanoon Zanan Irani ("Focus on Iranian Women").[2] Baniyaghoob is married to fellow journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amou'i, an editor at Sarmayeh, a business newspaper.[3]

  1. ^ "Jila Baniyaghoob, Iran". International Women's Media Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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