Born in Iran, Taleghani was the daughter of Ayatollah
Mahmoud Taleghani. She served time in prison during the
Pahlavi regime. After the
Iranian Revolution she was a member of the
Iranian parliament, founded "Jame'e Zanan Mosalman" (Society of Muslim women), and published
Payam e Hajar Weekly, an Islamic journal about women and
women's rights. Both in 2001 and 2009, Taleghani submitted her candidacy for Iran's presidential elections, but, like all women's candidacies, her candidacy was rejected by Iran's
Guardian Council. Her political ideals espoused a "progressive brand of revolutionary Islamism." ==Electoral history==