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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Prologue -- PART I -- Chapter 1. The Women of Kerman -- Chapter 2. Coming to America -- Chapter 3. Return to Iran -- Chapter 4. With the Iranian Delegation at the United Nation -- Chapter 5. The Women's Organization of Iran -- Chapter 6. West Meets East -- Chapter 7. 1975: International Women's Year -- Chapter 8. Appointment to Iran's Cabinet -- Chapter 9. Prime Minister's Dilemma: A Feminist in the Cabinet -- Chapter 10. A Preface to the Revolution -- Chapter 11. Exile -- PART II -- Chapter 12. Choosing Alliances and Moving Forward -- Chapter 13. Farah -- Chapter 14. Sisterhood -- Chapter 15. SIGI Comes Into Its Own -- Chapter 16. Women in Iran -- Chapter 17. Endings and Beginnings -- Chapter 18. Women's Learning Partnership -- Chapter 19. The War on Terror -- Chapter 20. Iranian Feminism and the Green Revolution -- Chapter 21. Changing the Architecture of Human Relationships -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

"When Mahnaz Afkhami picked up the phone in a New York hotel room early one morning in November 1978, she learned she could never go home again: she had been declared an apostate and enemy of the Iranian Revolution and was now on its death list. Afkhami, Iran's first minister for women's affairs, began to rebuild her life in the United States, becoming an architect of the women's movement in the Global South. Along the way, she encountered familial, cultural, political, and organizational hurdles that threatened to derail her quest to empower women and change the very structure of human relations. A skilled storyteller who has spent her life in two worlds, Mahnaz Afkhami shares her unexpected and meteoric rise from unassuming English professor to a champion of women's rights in Iran; the clash between Western feminists and those from the Global South; and the challenges of international women's rights work during the so-called war on terror"--

Describes the continued violation of women's basic human rights in contemporary Muslim societies & its justification in the name of tradition, religion, the social order, morality, &/or culture. Particular concern is expressed regarding the increasingly radical & fundamentalist manifestations of Islam over the last quarter of the 20th century, arguing that this has contributed to the rise of a state of "gender apartheid" in these countries. Islamist discourse on women's rights is analyzed, noting several ambiguities. It is argued, however, that neither Islam itself nor Muslim culture can be held responsible for perpetuating women's subjugation; rather, this situation is brought about by male political elites who misrepresent the patriarchal structure as one mandated by religion & culture, thus justifying women's continued subordination. The constraints Muslim women confront when they attempt to rebel against this situation & assert their human rights demonstrate the powerful forces of cultural & political factors in maintaining the (unequal) status quo, even in the face of international law calling for sexual equality. K. Hyatt Stewart

Das bewegende Schicksal von 12 Frauen unterschiedlichster Nationalität (Afrika, Asien, Südamerika), Religion und sozialer Stellung, die für ihre Überzeugung ins Exil gingen und ihr Leben unter z.T. schwierigen Bedingungen neu aufbauen mußten. (Elke Jinschek)