{"product_id":"jewels-of-allah-the-untold-story-of-women-in-iran-9780986406416","title":"Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Book Award in \"Women's Issues\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Hoffer Award for \"Best Culture Book\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Hoffer Award for \"Best Book Cover\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Hoffer Award for \"Best Debut Author\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Book Award for \"Historical Nonfiction\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Book Award for \"Women's Issues\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeWord INDIEFAB Award for \"Women's Studies\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Book Award for \"Women's Issues\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe popular narrative about women's lives in Iran over the last forty years goes something like this: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"During the Pahlavi Monarchy, women were on an upward trajectory. In a nation on the cusp of modernity, women actively participated. They were given the right to vote and free to be in public without veils. They wore miniskirts on university campuses. Then came the Islamic Revolution in 1979, with Ayatollah Khomeini at the helm. The burgeoning freedoms for women were extinguished. The veil was required and institutions were segregated by gender. The Islamic Republic had thus achieved its goal of resurrecting the image of the traditional Muslim woman.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem with popular narratives is that, despite their convenient half-truths, the real story is more complicated, unexpected, and less tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by author Nina Ansary's scholarly journey, Jewels of Allah is a provocative roller coaster ride that shatters the stereotypical assumptions and the often misunderstood story of women in Iran today. Highlighting many courageous female leaders and advocates throughout Iran's history, the book illuminates the unanticipated consequences of the Islamic Revolution and the unexpected twists and turns leading to a full-blown feminist movement within a post-revolutionary patriarchal society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewels of Allah\u003c\/em\u003e is dedicated to every individual oppressed by discriminatory ideology. 100% of all proceeds from the sale of the book will go to charitable organizations and institutions, with the primary recipient being the OMID Foundation, a 501(c)(3) registered organization that has been empowering disadvantaged young women for over 10 years. For more information on the OMID Foundation, please visit the omidfoundation.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnsary, Nina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Nina Ansary is an award-winning Iranian American author, historian, UN Women Global Champion for Innovation, and Director of the World Affairs Councils of America Global Women's Lecture Series.Nina is the author of Anonymous Is a Woman: A Global Chronicle of Gender Inequality (Revela Press\/March 2020) and Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran (Revela Press\/2015). The books garnered numerous awards, including the 2016 International Book Award in Women's Issues (Jewels of Allah), the 2021 IndieReader Discovery Award in History and the 2021 Benjamin Franklin Award for Interior Design (Anonymous Is a Woman).Nina is the recipient of the 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the 2018 Trailblazer Award from Barnard College, Columbia University. She has been recognized by The Hill as one of 10 Inspirational Women (that) Should Be Household Names and as 6 Women Who Build Bridges Not Walls by The New York Times, and been featured in a variety of publications, including Time Magazine, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue and the Yale Journal of International Affairs. She has appeared on Larry King, Fox News, Sky News, CNN International and the BBC, and has presented her work at Columbia, Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge universities, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, and the U.S. Senate.Nina holds an MA in Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies and a PhD in History from Columbia University. She serves on the International Advisory Board of the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF), a think-tank based at the University of Cambridge, and the Board of Trustees of the Iranian American Women Foundation (IAWF).Connect with Nina at ninaansary.com and on Twitter (@drninaansary), Instagram (@ninaansary), and Facebook (facebook.com\/ninaansary).","brand":"Revela Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524095611154,"sku":"9780986406416","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94710540-ec9b-4e14-8365-a9f2d8053cc4.jpg?v=1731173648","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jewels-of-allah-the-untold-story-of-women-in-iran-9780986406416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}