Jewels of Allah
The Untold Story of Women in Iran
- 2015 INDIES Winner
- Silver, Women's Studies (Adult Nonfiction)
- 2015 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, History (Adult Nonfiction)
Jewels of Allah illuminates the stereotypical assumptions and often misunderstood story of women in Iran, in both past and present. Celebrating the many courageous female leaders and advocates throughout Iran’s history, the book illuminates the unanticipated consequences of the Islamic Revolution that led to a full-blown feminist movement within a post-revolutionary patriarchal society.
