Lobat Vala


Lobat Vala is an Iranian poet,
and campaigner for the Women Liberation and Equal Rights in Iran.

Early life

Having been exiled from Iran since 1979, Vala lives in London, and lived in Melbourne between 1980 and 1984. While there she obtained an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from University of Melbourne and in London worked as a journalist and writer in Keyhan weekly newspaper until 2006.
Vala has published several poetry books in Persian.