Emad Afroogh (born 1956) is an Iranian sociologist and

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

politician. He studied at

Shiraz University Shiraz University ( fa, دانشگاه شیراز ''Dāneshgāh-e-Shirāz'', formerly known as Pahlavi University دانشگاه پهلوی ''Dāneshgāh-e Pahlavi'') is a public university located in Shiraz, Fars, Iran, established in 1946. ...

and

Tarbiat Modares University Tarbiat Modares University ( fa, دانشگاه تربیت مدرس: ''Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modares'', lit. "Professor Training University") is an exclusively graduate university with its main campus in Tehran, Iran. It was founded in 1982 a ...

. He was a member of the Iranian parliament (2004–2008).

Views

Afroogh has been described as having staunch

Anti-globalization The anti-globalization movement or counter-globalization movement, is a social movement critical of economic globalization. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist m ...

and

Anti-capitalism Anti-capitalism is a political ideology and movement encompassing a variety of attitudes and ideas that oppose capitalism. In this sense, anti-capitalists are those who wish to replace capitalism with another type of economic system, such as s ...

views.

References

External links

Official website
(in Persian) 1956 births Living people Iranian academics Coalition of Iran's Independent Volunteers politicians Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Shiraz University alumni Tarbiat Modares University alumni Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians Anti-globalization activists {{Iran-politician-stub