2 Ergebnisse.

Stories by an Iranian woman, Sima Nahan, who grew up in Iran and came of age in America. The stories explore the internal landscape of a woman who belongs to two cultures, Iranian and American, and two historical periods, before and after the revolution in Iran. Nahan captures the struggles and contradictions of being bicultural on the one hand, and delights in the richness and freedom it offers, on the other. Her accounts of pre-revolution Ir...

The Iranian uprising in 2009 occured on the 30th anniversary of the revolution. This book, written from 1986 to 2008, sheds light on many aspects of the years that led to the recent uprising. The author's accounts of her travels, mostly to her native city of Tehran, reflect the complexities and contradictions that define Iranian life, culture, and politics. The articles in this collection offer glimpses into many facets of Iranian society: sur...