Nadia Shahram

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Marriage on the Street Corners of Tehran: A Novel Based on the True Stories of Temporary MarriagePaperback, 23 August 2016

Marriage on the Street Corners of Tehran: A Novel Based on the True Stories of Temporary Marriage
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Print Length
319 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Unhooked Books
Date Published
23 Aug 2016
ISBN-10
1936268175
ISBN-13
9781936268177

Description

At age twelve, Ateesh is forced into an arranged marriage with an abusive man. When she objects, she is told that she needs a man's name on her, to protect her. While in one era that would have been the end of her story, here it is just the beginning for a young woman determined to make her own decisions. She engages the help of other strong women who, despite worries about family honor, eventually help Ateesh obtain a divorce and enter the path to a new life that leads to university. Learning there about modern relationships, independence and control become even more important to her. Rather than submit to the oppressive control of another man, she decides to use men to gain independence from them.

This decision leads her to enter into multiple temporary marriages, a form of prostitution sanctioned by society and religion through a skewed interpretation of the Koran and Islamic law. We follow Ateesh in the coming years as her world becomes increasingly complicated and divided--one life behind closed doors as a siqeh and another as a university student and researcher working for women's equality.

Based on interviews conducted by the author, Ateesh's story represents the compelling accounts of legal and cultural injustices that prevail in modern Iran.

Born in Tehran, attorney and professor Nadia Shahram planned to be the Iranian Barbara Walters. Interrupted by the 1979 revolution, she moved to the United States where she advocates for Muslim women's rights.

Product Details

Author:
Nadia Shahram
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
23 August 2016
Dimensions:
22.61 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm
Genre:
Feminine
ISBN-10:
1936268175
ISBN-13:
9781936268177
Language:
English
Pages:
319
Publisher:
Weight:
453.59 gm

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