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Shima Babapour (15 May 1984), born in Tehran, Iran is an author and an activist in human rights. Her literary works won Kharazmi Youth Award in 2001 and 2002 and she established "Iran Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation" in 2014.

Biography
Shima Babapour began writing Persian poetries since she was 8 and participated in literary courses to learn writing techniques. After winning Kharazmi Youth Award in literary works in 2001 and 2002, she published her first book of poetry under the title of "Sky of Lanterns" in 2004, followed by her second book, "Comet", published in 2011.

Because of her love for language, she studied English Literature in the university. She graduated from Shahid Beheshti University as a top student of English Literature in 2006 and gained her MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Shahid Beheshti University in 2008 as a top student. Due to her expertise in Persian and English literature, she translated "Shahnameh" in prose and verse which was published by San Diego State University in 2014. She was accepted in the PhD program of Tehran University in 2017 in TEFL with the third rank in the country.

She began her career as an English teacher in Simin language institute in 2001 and continued her teaching career in Mahdavi international school,Payame Noor, Shahid Beheshti and Ershad University. She was engaged in the international affairs in Taekwondo Federation of Iran and Iran National Paralympic committee for 8 years and traveled to several countries as the director of the international affairs or team manager and represented Iran in the General Assemblies of the World Taekwondo Federation. She participated in the United Nation's Sport for Development and Peace's Youth Leadership Camp in Japan in 2014 and established "Iran Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation" upon her departure to Iran. The purpose of this foundation is providing free training and sport equipment for orphans, students from poor families and Afghan immigrants. This project, which was supported by Iran Taekwondo Federation and World Taekwondo Federation, began in Tehran but is now a national project that provides free training and equipment all over the country. She was recognized by "Taekwondo Hall of Fame" for her contributions in 2014.

During the years she was engaged in teaching and international affairs, she wrote Persian and English books and articles and cooperated with Persian and English journals and TV and radio programs. She has been a member of Iran’s National Elites Foundation, since 2007, a special member of the Young Researchers Club, since 2002 and a member of Scholar’s Club from 2002 to 2004. She received the Merit Award from the National Youth Organization for being a role model in the country and became the Adviser of the President of Islamic Azad University from 2005 to 2007.

Expanded description
The international events that she participated when she was the Director of international affairs in Iran Taekwondo Federation and the supervisor of international affairs in Iran National Paralympic Committee:

7th Asian Taekwondo Clubs Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Sari, Iran, 13-14 April, 2017;

28th Fajr Taekwondo Open, as Director of the International Affairs, Sari, Iran, 16-17 April, 2017;

9th Asian Junior Championships, as translator, Atyrau, Kazakhstan, 19-21 April, 2017;

4th Asian Junior Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as translator, Atyrau, Kazakhstan, 19-21 April, 2017;

WTF World Taekwondo Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Muju, Korea, 2017;

28th General Assembly of World Taekwondo Federation, Muju, Korea, 23 June, 2017;

10th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as MNA Official, Lima, Peru, 29 Sep., 2 Oct., 2016;

WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships, as MNA Official, British Columbia, Canada, 16-20 Nov., 2016;

27th WTF General Assembly, as representative of Iran, British Columbia, Canada, 15 Nov., 2016;

WTF Member National Associations Leadership Workshop, Burnaby, Canada 13 Nov., 2016

The second International Kukkiwon Master Course, as a Member of Organizing Committee, Tehran, Iran, 25-29 Se., 2016;

WTF World Taekwondo team Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Baku, Azerbaijan, 12-13 Dec., 2016;

WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final, as Director of the International Affairs, Baku, Azerbaijan, 9-10 Dec., 2016;

27th Fajr International Taekwondo Cup Open, as Director of International Affairs, Tehran, Iran, 7-8 May, 2016;

Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Rio 2016 Olympic Games, as Director of the International Affairs, Manila, Philippines, 16-17 April, 2016;

4th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Manila, Philippines, 18-20 April, 2016;

2nd WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships, Muju, Korea, 2015;

5th Asian Taekwondo Clubs Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Tehran, Iran, 13-15 Feb., 2015;

1ST Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships, as team Manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei, 16 April, 2015;

3rd Asian Junior Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as team Manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei, 14 April 2015;

1st Asian Para Taekwondo Championships, as team Manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei, 18 April, 2015;

1st Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as team Manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei, 14 April, 2015;

8th Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships, as team Manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei, 13 April, 2015;

26th Fajr Open, as Director of the International Affairs, 17-18 Feb., 2015;

WTF World Taekwondo Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Chelyabinsk, Russia, 2015;

4th Asian Taekwondo Clubs Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Tehran, Iran, 22-23 Feb., 2014;

1st World Cadet Taekwondo Championships, as MNA Official, Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-27 July, 2014;

22nd World Military Taekwondo Championships, as a Member of Organizing Committee, Tehran, Iran, 16-20 Aug. 2014;

WTF Qualification Tournament for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, as team manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei, 20-21 March, 2014;

10th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, as team Manager, Taipei city, Chinese Taipei,23-26 March, 2014;

21st Asian Taekwondo Championships, as Director of International Affairs, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 25-28 May, 2014;

3rd Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as Director of International Affairs, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 25-28 May, 2014;

25th Fajr International Cup Open, as Director of the International Affairs, Tehran, Iran, 25-26 Feb., 2014;

8th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, as MNA Official, Bali, Indonesia, 31 Oct.-3 Nov., 2013;

7th Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Jakarta, Indonesia, 21-23 June, 2013;

Joint camp of Iran and Slovenia Sitting Volleyball teams, as interpreter, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011;

Specialized, scientific Conference on sport for all of the disabled, as interpreter, Tehran, Iran, 21-22 Feb. 2012;

5th Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships, as Director of the International Affairs, Kish, Iran, 20-22 Nov., 2009

Marriage and children
She married to Sadra Mirkhan in 2019.

Published works
2018. "Structure of lexical bundles in chemistry articles", 16th International TELLSI conference, Futurology of English Language Teaching and Literature, Shiraz University, Iran.

2018. "An Analysis of the Ideological Load of National Anthems", Foreign Language Research Journal, Tehran University, Iran. https://jflr.ut.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&sc=1&article=70889&_ob=e4a9fd7ddb5de10ceedbc491ed87f389&fileName=full_text.pdf

2018. "The impact of collaborative learning on Iranian elementary students’ achievement in listening", 4th International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Dubai, UAE. https://ntelt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NTELT4and5-Dubai-Istanbul-Conference-Proceedings-book_06.pdf

2018. "The effect of peer-tutoring on Iranian elementary students' overall achievement in English", 5th International Language in Focus Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2018. "The Impact of Teaching Critical Thinking on the Reading and Writing Abilities of Iranian EFL Learners", Journal of Application of Language Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1.

2017. "New methods of training in banking system", Association of private banks and credit institutions, Tehran, Iran.

2017. "Self-efficacy, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization among Iranian EFL teachers: An investigation of a structural model", International conference on challenges in foreign language teaching in Iran Hakim Sabzevari University. https://research.uok.ac.ir/_Pages/Researcher.aspx?ID=16579&Tab=4

2017. "English for University Students", Faradid Press. https://ketabcity.com/BookView.aspx?bookid=1949186

2014. "An English Translation in Prose and Verse of Selected Tales of the Shahnameh", LARC, San Diego State University. https://www.amazon.com/English-Translation-Prose-Selected-Shahnameh/dp/0744231299

2011. "Comet", book of Persian poetry, Faradid Press. https://vista.ir/book/263180/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1

2009. "The Effect of Peer Tutoring on Iranian Elementary Students' Achievement in Listening, Reading and Writing", TELLSI Journal, Vol. 3, NO. 11 & 12. https://elmnet.ir/article/52408-31962/The-effect-of-peer-tutoring-on-Iranian-elementary-students'-achievement-in-listening%2c-reading%2c-and-writing-in-English

2007. "Benefits of Teaching Literature in ESL/EFL Classrooms", Threshold Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1. https://www.noormags.ir/view/fa/articlepage/1002196/benefits-of-teaching-literature-in-esl-efl-classrooms

2006. "The twelfth Bahar-e Sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Kazem Hamidi Shirazi, pp 114-117, Neinava press.

2004. "Sky of lanterns", book of Persian poetry, Azad University Press. http://www.nosabooks.com/WebUI/book.aspx?simorgh=1&marckey=1236435&marckind=3

2004. "The eleventh Bahar-e Sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Kazem Hamidi Shirazi, pp 91-97, Neinava press.

2002. "The ninth Bahar-e Sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Kazem Hamidi Shirazi, pp 77-79, Neinava press.

2001. "The eighth Bahar-e Sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Kazem Hamidi Shirazi, pp 78-81, Neinava press.

2001. "Bargah-e sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Mohammad Bagher Sadra, pp 174-175, Amir Kabir press.

2000. "The seventh Bahar-e Sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Kazem Hamidi Shirazi, pp 93-94, Neinava press.

1999. "The sixth Bahar-e Sokhan, collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Kazem Hamidi Shirazi, pp 90-93, Neinava press.

1999. "Ham avay-e man bash, Collection of contemporary Persian poetry", compiled by Taghi Mohammadi Fakurzadeh, pp 55-64, Hamghalam press.

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions
She was appointed as the Referee of interdisciplinary projects in Kharazmi Youth Award in 2018.

She received the certificate of appreciation from the Society of Protecting the Rights of Child in 2017.

She gained the Letter of Commendation from Kukkiwon in 2017.

She was appointed as the referee of the 3rd literary-cultural Festival of Iranian workers in 2013.

She received the certificate of appreciation from the Foundation of Patrons of the Art and Culture of Iran in 2007.

She gained the Merit Award from the National Youth Organization in 2004.

She got the Certificate of Achievement for cooperation with "The Quest of Truth" project of Islamic Research and Information Center in 2003.

She gained the 1st place in Tehran province in the field of Persian literature in Kharazmi Youth Award in 2002.

She won the 2nd place in Iran in the field of Persian Literature in Kharazmi Youth Award in 2001.

References/Notes and references
http://www.iritf.org.ir/printindexe.asp?id=2231

http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wtf-invites-representatives-of-member-national-associations-for-the-2016-wtf-mnas-leadership-workshop/

http://www.notum.info/news/soczium/chm-po-txekvondo2015-triumf-irana

https://www.sbu.ac.ir/Cols/LAH/Documents/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%202%20%D9%88%203.pdf

https://www.mahan.ac.ir/showalumni/214/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1

http://www.bpj.ir/MembersInfo_View.aspx?MemberID=45J/18aufw+pqX3IovMJPA==

https://www.borna.news/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-7/533481-%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%B2%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%AF

https://jflr.ut.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&sc=1&article=70889&_ob=e4a9fd7ddb5de10ceedbc491ed87f389&fileName=full_text.pdf

https://ntelt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NTELT4and5-Dubai-Istanbul-Conference-Proceedings-book_06.pdf

https://research.uok.ac.ir/_Pages/Researcher.aspx?ID=16579&Tab=4

https://ketabcity.com/BookView.aspx?bookid=1949186

https://www.amazon.com/English-Translation-Prose-Selected-Shahnameh/dp/0744231299

https://vista.ir/book/263180/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1

https://elmnet.ir/article/52408-31962/The-effect-of-peer-tutoring-on-Iranian-elementary-students'-achievement-in-listening%2c-reading%2c-and-writing-in-English

https://www.noormags.ir/view/fa/articlepage/1002196/benefits-of-teaching-literature-in-esl-efl-classrooms

http://www.nosabooks.com/WebUI/book.aspx?simorgh=1&marckey=1236435&marckind=3