country, who had standing centers from which to raise their voices and.
organize. It did not seem so alarming that the mullahs should take the.
lead."(p.34) With the Ayatollah taking leadership in the opposition, an.
overwhelming majority obeyed his revolutionary tactics and embraced his.
authority. Taking Ayatollah Khomeini's rhetoric to heart, students put.
their Anti-American views into action by laying siege to the U.S. Embassy.
in Tehran. The reciprocated praise from the Supreme Leader furthered their.
excitement and involvement in the revolution.
.
A great number of people realized very quickly that the new.
republic's policies were not what they had envisioned. Women were among the.
first to be dramatically aware of changes, as the author recollects,"That.
day a feeling of pride washed over me that in hindsight makes me laugh. I.
felt that I too had won, alongside this victorious revolution. It took.
scarcely a month for me to realize that, in fact, I had willingly and.
enthusiastically participated in my own demise. I was a woman, and this.
revolution's victory demanded my defeat."(p.38) With the Islamic Republic's.
implementation of Islamic penal code, many things in Iranian culture.
changed to a seventh century mindset. The Islamic Republic's laws placed a.
woman's worth at half that of a man's. Women would also be required by law.
to cover themselves in public with head scarves. Women could no longer hold.
professional positions as they had started to in the recent years under the.
Shah. The author also writes extensively about her own downward mobility in.
the judiciary and many hinderances while fighting for victims rights. As.
for domestic matters, in marriage, a man could now take on multiple wives.
and only he could give permission for a divorce. Any children would remain.
in the custody of the man as well. Many laws were ordered by the Islamic.
Republic to demean women and treat them as a nonperson. Throughout the.
