Dehnamaki says that he was a member of the army that liberated Khoramshahr in 1982—a decisive turning point in Iran–Iraq War.[2]
Activism
Dehnamaki was mostly unknown until he started his activities with Ansar-e Hezbollah. Dehnamaki has been for years the General Commander of the notorious Ansar Hezbollah and a leader of Baseej vigilantes who aggressively attacked conferences and festivals.[3] For years, Massoud Dehnamaki was known widely as the feared enforcer of conservative rules that restricted freedom for women and society.[4] He used to break-up peaceful gatherings, attack speakers, and bring motorcycle vigilantes into streets.[5]
Dehnamaki was involved in the Tehran University student riots in July 1999. Several students who were protesting that night the closure of "Salam" and were subsequently beaten up by the attackers have told the investigation committee that Mr. Dehnamaki was among the ones who were directing the brutal night raid.[3]
In 2002, Ansar e Hezbollah, hardline group best known for disrupting reformist gatherings and beating up students declared a "holy war" to rid Iran of reformers who promote Western democracy and challenge the country's supreme leader. Masoud Dehnamaki, an ideologue with the group, also said that Iranians who try to appease Iran's enemies such as the United States "should be stopped."[6]
Journalism
He was a managing director of Do-Kouheh weekly, Jebheh weekly, Shalamcheh weekly, Ansar-e Hezbollah weekly Yalasarat, and Sobh magazine, all close to conservative ideology. Shalamcheh and Jebheh were closed by Tehran's Press Court. Shalamcheh was banned by the Iranian court reportedly for "insulting a source of emulation".[7]
Film career
In 2002 he directed Poverty and Prostitution, a documentary on prostitution that traces its roots to the evils of poverty. His documentary shows the rampant prostitution that is so strictly forbidden and suppressed by the Islamic Regime in control of the country. Prostitution in Iran is a taboo and therefore not directly discussed or addressed, allowing for the problem to spiral out of control.
In 2004 Dehnamaki directed Which Blue, Which Red (2004).
Massoud Dehnamaki's debut feature filmEkhrajiha (The Outcasts) (2006), also called Expelled, tells the story of Majid, a gangster from south Tehran who falls in love with Narges, the daughter of Mirza, a pious man. Majid must reform himself to marry Narges, so he decides to head to the Iranian warfront and his protégés also follow him.
Dehnamaki in a meeting with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
His most recent film, Ekhrajijha 3 (Outcasts 3) (2011), is a political comedy that follows a group of Iran–Iraq War veterans, two of the most power-hungry of which run for president of Iran and lie, cheat and organize illegal late-night parties to win the hearts of Iran's young people. Dehnamaki denies any similarity between his film’s characters and any real-life figures, but the film's two villains resemble the official government image of incarcerated presidential challengers Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Dehnamaki maintains he is an independent artist, but Ekhrajijha 3 has been heavily promoted on state TV and Dehnamaki had sufficient influence to be granted permission to shoot scenes of big political rallies in the center of Tehran, gatherings that many mistook for anti-government demonstrations. It is even rumored that free tickets were handed out to government employees in order to boost the success of the film in the box office. Many critics and film fans have pointed out the cinematic weaknesses of the film. This film was released around the same time as the internationally acclaimed and Academy Award–nominated movie A Separation. Dehnamaki's film received much more success in the box office (breaking the record for the most selling film in Iranian history). Dehnamaki was very critical of A Separation and has expressed his indignation that the Iranian opposition has called for a boycott of his film in favour of A Separation.[9]
Viewpoints
Dehnamaki believes Iran needs to modernize, within the confines of a strict Islam, but not Taliban-style. "If we are against the Islam that the Taliban introduced, we must be able to offer a good model of the Islam that we believe is the source of compassion and kindness," he said. "But it has to be according to the needs of today so that it would be acceptable to our youth."[10] "There was a time that I believed that the people were the problem. But that was a mistake. The real problems are our rulers, who have become used to corruption and cannot fulfill the promises of the early days of the revolution about social justice and equality."[11] In 2006, Dehnamaki wrote an open letter to the president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warning him against his "fundamentalist and backward supporters," those people "who reduced promotion of virtue and prevention of vice to fighting against women's dress, and ignored justice in society."[10]
^Thomas Erdbink, Iran's political struggle hits the box office The Washington Post, 24 June 2011.
^ abA Revolutionary Channels His Inner Michael Moore – New York Times
^Iran's Michael Moore, criticized on 2 fronts - International Herald Tribune April 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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masoud, dehnamaki, persian, مسعود, ده, نمکی, born, 1969, ahar, east, azerbaijan, iranian, conservative, activist, filmmaker, former, journalist, dehnamaki, speaking, amir, kabir, university, 2016born, 1969, december, 1969, ahar, iranoccupation, director, journ. Masoud Dehnamaki Persian مسعود ده نمکی born 1969 in Ahar East Azerbaijan is an Iranian conservative activist filmmaker and former journalist Masoud DehnamakiDehnamaki speaking at Amir Kabir University in 2016Born 1969 12 29 December 29 1969 age 53 Ahar IranOccupation s Director journalist conservative activistYears active2004 presentPolitical partyAnsar e Hezbollah 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Activism 3 Journalism 4 Film career 5 Viewpoints 6 Books 7 See also 8 Notes 9 External linksEarly life EditDehnamaki says that he was a member of the army that liberated Khoramshahr in 1982 a decisive turning point in Iran Iraq War 2 Activism EditDehnamaki was mostly unknown until he started his activities with Ansar e Hezbollah Dehnamaki has been for years the General Commander of the notorious Ansar Hezbollah and a leader of Baseej vigilantes who aggressively attacked conferences and festivals 3 For years Massoud Dehnamaki was known widely as the feared enforcer of conservative rules that restricted freedom for women and society 4 He used to break up peaceful gatherings attack speakers and bring motorcycle vigilantes into streets 5 Dehnamaki was involved in the Tehran University student riots in July 1999 Several students who were protesting that night the closure of Salam and were subsequently beaten up by the attackers have told the investigation committee that Mr Dehnamaki was among the ones who were directing the brutal night raid 3 In 2002 Ansar e Hezbollah hardline group best known for disrupting reformist gatherings and beating up students declared a holy war to rid Iran of reformers who promote Western democracy and challenge the country s supreme leader Masoud Dehnamaki an ideologue with the group also said that Iranians who try to appease Iran s enemies such as the United States should be stopped 6 Journalism EditHe was a managing director of Do Kouheh weekly Jebheh weekly Shalamcheh weekly Ansar e Hezbollah weekly Yalasarat and Sobh magazine all close to conservative ideology Shalamcheh and Jebheh were closed by Tehran s Press Court Shalamcheh was banned by the Iranian court reportedly for insulting a source of emulation 7 Film career EditIn 2002 he directed Poverty and Prostitution a documentary on prostitution that traces its roots to the evils of poverty His documentary shows the rampant prostitution that is so strictly forbidden and suppressed by the Islamic Regime in control of the country Prostitution in Iran is a taboo and therefore not directly discussed or addressed allowing for the problem to spiral out of control In 2004 Dehnamaki directed Which Blue Which Red 2004 Massoud Dehnamaki s debut feature film Ekhrajiha The Outcasts 2006 also called Expelled tells the story of Majid a gangster from south Tehran who falls in love with Narges the daughter of Mirza a pious man Majid must reform himself to marry Narges so he decides to head to the Iranian warfront and his proteges also follow him The film set a box office record in Iran 8 Dehnamaki in a meeting with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei His most recent film Ekhrajijha 3 Outcasts 3 2011 is a political comedy that follows a group of Iran Iraq War veterans two of the most power hungry of which run for president of Iran and lie cheat and organize illegal late night parties to win the hearts of Iran s young people Dehnamaki denies any similarity between his film s characters and any real life figures but the film s two villains resemble the official government image of incarcerated presidential challengers Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi Dehnamaki maintains he is an independent artist but Ekhrajijha 3 has been heavily promoted on state TV and Dehnamaki had sufficient influence to be granted permission to shoot scenes of big political rallies in the center of Tehran gatherings that many mistook for anti government demonstrations It is even rumored that free tickets were handed out to government employees in order to boost the success of the film in the box office Many critics and film fans have pointed out the cinematic weaknesses of the film This film was released around the same time as the internationally acclaimed and Academy Award nominated movie A Separation Dehnamaki s film received much more success in the box office breaking the record for the most selling film in Iranian history Dehnamaki was very critical of A Separation and has expressed his indignation that the Iranian opposition has called for a boycott of his film in favour of A Separation 9 Viewpoints EditDehnamaki believes Iran needs to modernize within the confines of a strict Islam but not Taliban style If we are against the Islam that the Taliban introduced we must be able to offer a good model of the Islam that we believe is the source of compassion and kindness he said But it has to be according to the needs of today so that it would be acceptable to our youth 10 There was a time that I believed that the people were the problem But that was a mistake The real problems are our rulers who have become used to corruption and cannot fulfill the promises of the early days of the revolution about social justice and equality 11 In 2006 Dehnamaki wrote an open letter to the president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warning him against his fundamentalist and backward supporters those people who reduced promotion of virtue and prevention of vice to fighting against women s dress and ignored justice in society 10 Books EditKetabshenasi e Esarat Persian کتاب شناسی اسارت lit Captivity Bibliography See also EditHistory of political Islam in IranNotes Edit Moslem Mehdi 2002 Factional Politics in Post Khomeini Iran Syracuse University Press p 136 ISBN 978 0815629788 ekathimerini com Confessions of a fundamentalist in Ahmadinejad s Iran of today a b Students Demonstration In Tabriz Crushed With Utter Violence KRSI Radio Sedaye Iran راديو صدای ايران A Liberal and a Thug ROOZ English Archived from the original on May 19 2007 Retrieved June 17 2007 Hard Line Unit Vows War with Reformers Associated Press 2002 Archived August 11 2011 at the Wayback Machine RFE RL Iran Report سينمای ما اخراجی ها یک میلیارد را رد کرد Thomas Erdbink Iran s political struggle hits the box office The Washington Post 24 June 2011 a b A Revolutionary Channels His Inner Michael Moore New York Times Iran s Michael Moore criticized on 2 fronts International Herald Tribune Archived April 16 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditIran s Michael Moore criticized on 2 fronts Iran s political struggle hits the box office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masoud Dehnamaki amp oldid 1108533246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
