{"product_id":"marriage-on-the-street-corners-of-tehran-a-novel-based-on-the-true-stories-of-temporary-marriage-9781936268177","title":"Marriage on the Street Corners of Tehran: A Novel Based on the True Stories of Temporary Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt age twelve, Ateesh is forced into an arranged marriage with an abusive man. When she objects, she is told that she \"needs a man's name on her, to protect her.\" While in one era that would have been the end of her story, here it is just the beginning for a young woman determined to make her own decisions. She engages the help of other strong women who, despite worries about family honor, eventually help Ateesh obtain a divorce and enter the path to a new life that leads to university. Learning there about modern relationships, independence and control become even more important to her. Rather than submit to the oppressive control of another man, she decides to \u003ci\u003euse \u003c\/i\u003emen to gain independence \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003ethem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis decision leads her to enter into multiple \"temporary marriages,\" a form of prostitution sanctioned by society and religion through a skewed interpretation of the Koran and Islamic law. We follow Ateesh in the coming years as her world becomes increasingly complicated and divided-one life behind closed doors as a \u003ci\u003esiqeh \u003c\/i\u003eand another as a university student and researcher working for women's equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on interviews conducted by the author, Ateesh's story represents the compelling accounts of legal and cultural injustices that prevail in modern Iran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tehran, attorney and professor \u003cb\u003eNadia Shahram \u003c\/b\u003eplanned to be the Iranian Barbara Walters. Interrupted by the 1979 revolution, she moved to the United States where she advocates for Muslim women's rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unhooked Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936268177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nadia Shahram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715470782645,"sku":"9781936268177","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/marriage-on-the-street-corners-of-tehran-a-novel-based-on-the-true-stories-of-temporary-marriage-9781936268177","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}