My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes Uncensored Iranian Voices

Name: My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes Uncensored Iranian Voices
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ISBN: 9780807004630

ISBN-10: 0807004634

ISBN-13: 9780807004630

Edition: 2006

Authors: Lila Azam Zanganeh

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In the first anthology of its kind, Lila Azam Zanganeh argues that although Iran looms large in the American imagination, it is grossly misunderstood-seen either as the third pillar of Bush"s infamous "axis of evil" or as a nation teeming with youths clamoring for revolution. This collection showcases the real scope and complexity of Iran through the work of a stellar group of contributors-including Azar Nafisi and with original art by Marjane Satrapi. Their collective goal is to counter the many existing cultural and political clichés about Iran. Some of the pieces concern feminism, sexuality, or eroticism under the Islamic Republic; others are unorthodox political testimonies or about…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 146
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Lila Azam Zanganeh was born in Paris in 1976. She has taught literature, cinema, and Romance languages at Harvard University. She now writes and lives mainly in New York City.



Introduction


The Stuff That Dreams are Made of



I Grew Up Thinking I Was White



How Can One Be Persian?



From Here to Mullahcracy



Death of a Mannequin



The Last Chapter in the Book of Exodus



Women Without Men


Sex in the Time of Mullahs



Misreading Kundera in Tehran



Receding Worlds



A Taste of My Cinema


An Alley Greener Than the Dream of God



Don't Cry for Me, America



Why Acting Set Me Free


Tehran Underground



Contributors' Biographies


Acknowledgments


Credits