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| '''''Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident''''' is a book by ], an ] critic of ]. The book is about Parvin's sister, Dr. Homa Darabi, who on February 21, 1994 committed suicide by immolation in a city square in Tehran, Iran to protest the allegedly "]" treatment of women in ]. The book details Dr. Darabi's life leading up to this moment, addressing women's rights in Iran during ] and after the ].<ref></ref> | '''''Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident''''' is a book by ], an ] critic of ]. The book is about Parvin's sister, Dr. Homa Darabi, who on February 21, 1994 committed suicide by immolation in a city square in Tehran, Iran to protest the allegedly "]" treatment of women in ]. The book details Dr. Darabi's life leading up to this moment, addressing women's rights in Iran during ] and after the ].<ref></ref> | ||
| The ] (IHRC) received complaints about the book, and suggested that the publisher, ], be boycotted. The IHRC considers the book's accusations about the status of women in ] as without "fact, investigation or research." It concluded that the book is "]" in its demonisation of ] as a whole, and compared this to the ]'s demonisation of the ]. The IHRC expressed concern that this demonisation could incite ] against Muslims.<ref></ref> | The ] (IHRC) received complaints about the book, and suggested that the publisher, ], be boycotted. The IHRC considers the book's accusations about the status of women in ] as without "fact, investigation or research." It concluded that the book is "]" in its demonisation of ] as a whole, and compared this to the ]'s demonisation of the ]. The IHRC expressed concern that this demonisation could incite ] against Muslims.<ref></ref> | ||
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| Author | Parvin Darabi |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | Iran |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 274 |
| ISBN | 1573926825 |
Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident is a book by Parvin Darabi, an Iranian critic of Islam. The book is about Parvin's sister, Dr. Homa Darabi, who on February 21, 1994 committed suicide by immolation in a city square in Tehran, Iran to protest the allegedly "slavelike" treatment of women in Iran. The book details Dr. Darabi's life leading up to this moment, addressing women's rights in Iran during the monarchy and after the Islamic Revolution.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) received complaints about the book, and suggested that the publisher, Prometheus Books, be boycotted. The IHRC considers the book's accusations about the status of women in Islam as without "fact, investigation or research." It concluded that the book is "neo-fascist" in its demonisation of Muslims as a whole, and compared this to the Nazi's demonisation of the Jews. The IHRC expressed concern that this demonisation could incite genocide against Muslims.
See also
References
- Prometheus Books - Rage against the Veil.
- Islamic Human Rights Commission - ALERT: MEDIA MONITORING & REPSONSE ‘Rage Against the Veil’ & other titles.