Mahbubeh started her political activism during high school in 1977, with her professor of literature and her uncle as mentors. Along with her high school peers and many other iranian citizens she took part in the uprising against The Shah's regime. Mahbubeh took an active role in the Iranian revolution which overthru the Shah in 1979. During that period, she became familiar with the teachings of Marx and Lenin. With that, she became an active member of the Revolutionary Workers of Iran (Raheh Karegar). She married Mansour Nejati, a fellow colleague from the Raheh Karegar. In 1986, while 7 months pregnant, Mahbubeh was arrested along with Mansour. Her son was born when she was in Evin prison. A few months following the massacare of 1988 she was informed of her husband's execution and was released . She is currently an active supporter of her political beliefs within her community.

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