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Minority Women and Agency in Iran The Unyielding Voices of the Baha’i Community
By Raha Sabet Sarvestany
Copyright 2027
152 Pages
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Routledge
This book illuminates the underexamined histories and lived experiences of Bahá’í women in Iran, tracing their engagement with structures of exclusion, resistance, and social transformation from the nineteenth century to the present. Situating these narratives within the longue durée of Iranian sociopolitical change, the book explores how religious marginalization and gendered inequality... Read more
Preface: The Journey That Led to This Book, Introduction: Beyond the Veil: The Role of the 'Other' in Iranian Society Since the Islamic Revolution; 1. Research Methodology and Theoretical Framework; 2. From Oppression to Emancipation: Bahá'í Women and the Woman Life Freedom Movement in Iran; 3. Enduring Persecution: The Iranian Bahá'í Community's Struggle Since the Mid-1800s; 4. Unyielding Voices: Narratives of Bahá'í Women Post-Islamic Revolution; 5. Concluding Through Self-Reflection
Biography
Raha Sabet Sarvestany is a Post-Doc researcher and lecturer at Turku Institute for Advanced Study, Finland.
