Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident by Parvin Darabi, Romin P. Thomson

Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident

Parvin Darabi, Romin P. Thomson

274 pages • 1999

2 editions

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On February 21, 1994, a gesticulating and screaming woman entered a crowded public square in Tehran, removed her government-mandated veil and full coat, poured gasoline on her body and lit herself on fire. The crowd watched in horror as this woman...

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