Ehsan Jami
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April 20, 1985 Mashhad, Iran |
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| Residence | Voorburg, Netherlands | ||
| Occupation | Politician, activist | ||
| Known for | Central Committee for Ex-Muslims | ||
| Political party | PvdA, Independent member (Fractie Jami), PVV | ||
| Website |
www.ehsanjami.nl (unofficial)
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www.ehsanjami.nl (unofficial)
Ehsan Jami (born April 20, 1985) is a Iranian-born Iranian-Dutch politician. From March 7, 2006 until November 6, 2007 he was member of the city council of Leidschendam-Voorburg on behalf of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). From that date until 2010 he continued to be a member of the city council as independent member 'fraction Jami' . In 2007 he was one of the two founders of the former Central Committee for Ex-Muslims.
Jami was born on April 20, 1985 in Mashhad, Iran and was raised there. His father is a doctor. His mother converted, later in her life, to Christianity. As son of a doctor, Jami enjoyed substantial privileges in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In an interview, Jami stated: "My grandparents were Muslim, but my father was non-religious." Yet in a different interview, he described his father as Muslim. Political engagement by Jami's father forced the family to leave the country. Together with his parents and his older sister, the then nine-year-old Jami arrived in the Netherlands in 1994, later obtaining Dutch nationality.
Jami studied Management Science for one and a half year in the Netherlands and joined the Labour party as member in 2003. He was elected to the city council of Leidschendam-Voorburg in the local elections of March 2006.
After the September 11 attacks in 2001, Jami started reading the Qur'an and Hadith, after which he decided he didn't identify with either. Jami criticized Islamic prophet Muhammad, describing him as a "criminal". Together with Loubna Berrada (founder of the Advisory Committee for Integration, part of the right-wing Liberal party), Jami founded the Central Committee for Ex-Muslims in 2007. The organisation, supported by Afshin Ellian, aims to support apostates of Islam. Berrada left the committee shortly after it was founded because she felt Jami challenged Islam itself too much, saying: "I don't wish to confront Islam itself. I only want to spread the message that Muslims should be allowed to leave Islam behind without being threatened".
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