Queer hobo poet has been called Elham Malekpoor Arashlu since 29th July 1983 has published several collections of poetry, most of which have been banned or censored in Iran and has had several writings published or non-published including poetry, short story, article and research; by own name or various aliases. The theoretical human rights activist who believes in saving the world with words.
Elham is also known as a human rights activist who is particularly dealing with child labor and queer rights and keeps the fame of a poet who has been active in both the literary domain and in human rights activities. A semi-blind has graduated from both agricultural engineering and Persian literature and had be on the Protective Fellowship Scheme for Human Rights Defenders at Risk at the center for applied human rights at the university of York and had work on the “Historicizing HOMAN” project on the first group engaged in writing the history of sexual minorities in Iran during staying at York.
Elham was a member of JoopeA since the beginning (2009). She is participating and cooperating as an adviser and editor. Elham joined the management team in 2015, created JoopeA’s editorial guideline and new organization Status. She is the main organizer of Homophilia Campaign & was a major actor for IranPride campaign before 2018.
Unfortunately, she had to leave us permanently due to her personal situation on 25th of July 2018.
To be in touch with Elham, you can follow her Twitter.
He was born short after 1979 revolution in Vasfenard, a neighborhood in south of Tehran. He was raising in a middle class religious family among three other siblings.
He was interested in poetry and storytelling since childhood. He was spending most of his time in reading novels and poems since he left university.
He is writing in several newspapers, websites and blogs.
He believes in agnostic, socialism, ٰpoststructuralism and anarchism. He is active in workers unions and left wings, ethnicity minorities, queer rights and children rights.
He starts working as chief editor in JoopeA foundation since January 2014.
You can send email to editor [at] joopea [dot] com to be touch with him.
Raham Rafiee is the founder of JoopeA Foundation, this very NGO that focuses on minorities issues inside Iran while also engaging in civil society activities on behalf of gender minorities within immigrant communities in Amsterdam.
Mr. Rafiee promotes awareness and dialogue within the primarily Middle Eastern immigrant communities in the Netherlands, where acceptance of gender minorities is limited and a source of high-profile political debate. As part of these efforts, Mr. Rafiee and JoopeA organized the first participation of Iranian Queers in Parade in Tehran back in 2010 & the first Iran Group in Amsterdam Pride Parade after.
He is enthusiastic computer programmer in many related fields. In Addition, he works in IT & Tech field.
JoopeA foundation has been registered under his name as chairman of board in Oct 2014 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
To be in touch with him you can follow his Twitter or Facebook account or send email to rafiee [at] joopea [dot] com
We are pleased to announced that JoopeA News (J News) has been re-opened.
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J News is a platform to gather and re-publish topics on Sexual Rights in other Persian Media channels. Additionally, it publishes new articles on taboo topics related to Sexual Rights in Persian such as LGBTIQ, Women’s rights, Children Abuse, Children Marriage and etc.
J News was active from Sep 2011 to July 2014. Then it stopped to make redy for a more powerful and effective activity. J News has been re-opened since Nov 22, 2015. Archives are still accessible through this link: http://fa.news.joopea.com
This website can be a great help to whom looking for uncensored and reliable information on Sexual Rights in Persian from young adults to researchers. All posts on the website is public and free of charge under Creative Commons (cc) v3 license. Copy part or all of content from J News is allowed by mentioning the source. Copy part or all of media which has republished from other sources should be done by original source’s permission. For more information about J News copy rights please visit https://joopea.com/about-joopea/copyright/
JoopeA Foundation is a non-profit organisation working to advance human rights, LGBTIQ+ equality and internet freedom.
Our work combines advocacy, technology, digital publishing, community building and public engagement to create opportunities for people and communities whose voices are often restricted, overlooked or excluded.
JoopeA was established in Iran in 2009 by a group of queer bloggers, practitioners and human rights activists. In 2014, the organisation was formally registered as a foundation in the Netherlands by E. Rafiee and became part of Dutch Civil Society.
Since the beginning, our work has focused on a simple principle: everyone should have the freedom to live with dignity, express themselves, access information and participate in society without discrimination or fear.
What we do
We develop and support initiatives that connect human rights with technology and community.
Our activities have included:
Developing secure and accessible online platforms and services
Publishing and distributing information on human rights and sexual rights
Supporting Queer communities and human rights defenders
Creating opportunities for visibility and community participation
Organising public events, campaigns and advocacy activities
Bringing people from different backgrounds together around shared values
Experimenting with technology as a tool for social change
Our projects have evolved over time. Some have grown into independent initiatives, while others have been concluded as circumstances and priorities changed.
Our approach
Digital freedom, access to information and freedom of expression are increasingly important parts of human rights. For communities living under social, political or technological restrictions, access to safe digital spaces can make a meaningful difference.
We therefore combine technical expertise with community knowledge and human-rights experience.
Our vision
Our vision is to make a better future for all.
By “all”, we mean first and foremost all human beings, while also striving to extend that care to other forms of life and the world we share.
We believe meaningful change is built through people: through knowledge, participation, solidarity, creativity and the courage to create something better.
Our mission
To promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the elimination of all forms of discrimination and stigmatisation.
This mission guides our work across human rights, Queer equality, digital freedom, access to information and community development.
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JoopeA works with individuals, organisations, activists, developers, volunteers, donors and other partners who share our commitment to human rights and an open, inclusive society.
We are pleased to be in touch publicly and share topics of everything going on in our foundation. We believe in honesty and mutual trust. And this will not come true if we don’t share major events transparently.
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You will review main events, process of decision making and even more information of JoopeA foundation such as yearly financial reports.
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