1st Edition
Women and Suicide in Iran Law, Marriage and Honour-Killing
By S. Behnaz Hosseini
Copyright 2022
144 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
144 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
144 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on feminist theory, as well as theory surrounding the correlation between poverty and suicide, this study explores the increased rate of suicide among women in western Iran. Based on empirical research, including interviews with women from the Kurdish region of the country, the author considers the marginalisation of Kurdish populations in Iran, the suppression of their rights, and... Read more
Acknowledgements Preface 1. Traditional Society and Violence against Women 2. Honour Killings and the Rule of Islamic Law 3. Child Marriage and Its Consequences: Poverty, Addiction, and Divorce 4. Marriage and Life after Divorce: Caught between Tradition, Poverty, and Suicide References
Biography
S. Behnaz Hosseini is a Visiting research fellow in Centre for Studies in Religion & Society, University of Victoria in Canada and an Honorary Fellow in the Center for Research on Gender and Women at the University of Wisconsin College.
