As you remember, Elizabeth taught us more about the Muslim culture from her perspective last month in class.If you're interested in learning more about the difficulties women in the Muslim culture face, you may want to check out this book, "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azir Nafisi.
The following is a summary of the book and author from the editors of the Middle Eastern Quarterly Forum:
"Reading Lolita in Tehran, a new memoir by Azar Nafisi, is the story of Iran's revolution from the unusual vantage point of an Iranian-born, American-schooled instructor of English literature, who arrived at Tehran University in the revolutionary year of 1979.
Nafisi's father, a mayor of Tehran whom the shah imprisoned in the 1970s, had sent her abroad as a child, to study in England and Switzerland. In 1979, she received her doctorate in English and American literature from the University of Oklahoma, where she had joined the Iranian students' movement against the shah. In 1979, she enthusiastically returned to a new Iran, to take up a teaching position at Tehran University. But the following year, Islamic zealots moved to purge Iran's universities, and she was expelled for refusing to wear the veil when it became mandatory in 1981. In later years, she also taught at the Free Islamic University and Allameh Tabatabai University; she finally left Iran in 1997. "
2 comments:
I have a book that I bought and read called "Miniskirts, Mothers, and Muslims: A Christian Woman in a Muslim Land" by Christine Mallouhi. I loved it! If you want to borrow it, let me know. Lisa
It's a fascinating look into the Arab Muslim culture. Here's what some of the reviews say...
The Christian Herald : "For Christians who work with, live with, or minister to Muslims, this book helps explain the whats and whys of the world of Muslim women. Also dealt with are topics such as role models, segregation, restrictions, opportunities, family life, and unwritten rules."
Debbie W. Wilson Christian Book Previews : "Readers will find Mallouhi's insights, warm tone, and fascinating anecdotes hard to put down. This is one of the most absorbing and readable books on Islam that I have found. It should be required reading for anyone doing mission work among Muslims, but it would also be helpful in other honor based societies, such as Hindu cultures."
Thanks for sharing that with us, Lisa!
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