{"product_id":"my-sister-guard-your-veil-my-brother-guard-your-eyes-9780807004630","title":"My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 race and religion. Almost all these contributors have broken artistic and cultural taboos in their work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist Reza Aslan, author of \u003ci\u003eNo God But God,\u003c\/i\u003e explains why Iran is not a theocracy but, rather, a \"mullahcracy.\" Mehrangiz Kar, a lawyer and human rights activist who was jailed in Iran and is currently a fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, argues that the Iranian Revolution actually engendered the birth of feminism in Iran. Journalist Azadeh Moaveni reveals the underground parties and sex culture in Tehran, while Gelareh Asayesh, author of \u003ci\u003eSaffron Sky,\u003c\/i\u003e writes poignantly on why Iranians are not considered white in America, even though they think they are. Poet and writer Naghmeh Zarbafian expounds on the surreal experience of reading censored books in Iran, while Roya Hakakian, author of \u003ci\u003eJourney from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran,\u003c\/i\u003e recalls the happy days of Iranian Jews. With a sharp, incisive introduction by Lila Azam Zanganeh, this diverse collection will alter what you thought you knew about Iran. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMy Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e aims to corrode fixed ideas and turns cultural and political clichés on their heads . . . Iranians themselves live in a complex and schizophrenic reality, at a surreal crossroads between political Islam and satellite television, massive national oil revenues, and searing social inequalities.\"--From the Introduction by Lila Azam Zanganeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include: Azar Nafisi, author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eReading Lolita in Tehran\u003c\/i\u003e, Marjane Satrapi, author of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, Shirin Neshat, internationally acclaimed visual artist, Abbas Kiarostami, award-winning filmmaker of \u003ci\u003eTaste of Cherry\u003c\/i\u003e, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar nominee for \u003ci\u003eHouse of Sand and Fog\u003c\/i\u003e, Azadeh Moaveni, author of \u003ci\u003eLipstick Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58198282076547,"sku":"9780807004630","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780807004630.jpg?v=1780861631","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/my-sister-guard-your-veil-my-brother-guard-your-eyes-9780807004630","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}