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'{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} '''Mina Indira Adampour''' (born 1987) is a [[Norwegians with Iranian background|Norwegian-Iranian]] journalist, politician, writer and activist. She is the leader of the Norwegian branch of [[Youth Against Racism]]. ==Early life and education== Mina Indira Adampour was born in Norway and has an Iranian background. She attended [[Foss Upper Secondary School]] in Oslo.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adampour|first=Mina|title=Vi må stå sammen – mot rasismen|url=http://intsos.no/?id=2575|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=Internasjonale Sosialister|date=8 October 2005|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Adampour has lived in both [[Bodø]] and Oslo, where she was employed as a [[personal assistant]] for a time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moum|first=Are Vogt|title=Utrop lanserer "Mangfoldige meninger"|url=http://www.utrop.no/Nyheter/Innenriks/21454|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=Utrop.no|date=1 November 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref> She currently studies Medicine and Law at the [[University of Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SAFH på vei mot elektronisk søkeportal|url=http://www.safh.no/nyheter.html|work=Nyheter|publisher=Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell|accessdate=1 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ==Career== Adampour was involved in politics from an early age. In 2003, at age-sixteen, she organized a large anti-war demonstration outside the US Embassy. Even though she wasn't active in the revolutionary socialist party [[Red Electoral Alliance]], she was asked to run as their candidate in the [[Norwegian local elections, 2007|2007 local elections]] and accepted. After the election she gained a seat in the borough of [[Grünerløkka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rød Valgallianses liste|url=http://www.valg2007.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/Valg%202007%20(V07)/Internett%20(Valg%202007)/Dokumenter/Valglister%20og%20kandidater/Rød%20Valgallianse__GRÜNERLØKKA_PT.pdf|work=Valglister|publisher=Grünerløkka bydelsutvalg|accessdate=1 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> However Adampour declined to represent the new communist party [[Red (Norway)|Red]] at the [[Norwegian local elections, 2011|2011 local elections]]<ref>http://xn--rdt-0na.no/grunerlokka/bydelsvalget-2011/</ref> She has written extensively and is a regular contributor to newspapers and left-wing magazines such as [[Dagsavisen]],<ref>http://www.dagsavisen.no/nyemeninger/madampour/</ref> [[Klassekampen]], [[Ny Tid]] and [[Utrop]]. She has been an outspoken critic of the immigration policy of the Norwegian [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Adampour|first=Mina|title=Mange på venstresiden er lamslåtte over SV|url=http://www.utrop.no/Plenum/Kommentar/Blogg/22038|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=Utrop|date=2 February 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> as well as the medias portration of immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adampour|first=Mina|title=En gammel vane|url=http://www.nytid.no/meninger/artikler/20111006/en-gammel-vane/|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=Ny Tid|date=6 October 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Adampour is frequently seen in public debates,.<ref>http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/312060/</ref><ref>http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/309145/</ref><ref>http://nl.nrk.no/podkast/aps/226/nrk_her_og_naa_2012-1113-0740_6348843232.mp3</ref><ref>http://tv.nrk.no/serie/debatten1/nnfa51011013/10-01-2013</ref> Adampour received national attention when [[Queen Sonja of Norway]] and [[Crown Princess Mette-Marit]] visited her family home. Her family received even greater attention when they invited politician [[Carl I. Hagen]] for dinner.<ref>{{cite news|last=Haugan|first=Olav|title=Innvandrerfamilie inviterer Carl I. Hagen på middag|url=http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/politisk/innvandrerfamilie-inviterer-carl-i-hagen-paa-middag-3463482.html|accessdate=1 October 2012|newspaper=Tv2.no|date=6 April 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://ungdommotrasisme.no/ Youth Against Racism (In Norwegian)] * [https://twitter.com/MinaAdampour Official Twitter account] {{Persondata | NAME = Adampour, Mina | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Activist | DATE OF BIRTH = 1987 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adampour, Mina}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Writers from Oslo]] [[Category:Oslo politicians]] [[Category:Red Party (Norway) politicians]] [[Category:Norwegian journalists]] [[Category:Norwegian Trotskyists]] [[Category:Norwegian people of Iranian descent]] [[Category:Norwegian women writers]]'