The Forbidden: Poems from Iran and Its Exiles

by Sholeh Wolpé

During the 1979 revolution, Iranians from all walks of life, whether Muslim, Jewish, Christian, socialist, or atheist, fought side-by-side to end one tyrannical regime, only to find themselves in the clutches of another. When Khomeini came to power, freedom of the press was eliminated, religious tolerance disappeared, women's rights narrowed to fit within a conservative interpretation of the Quran, and non-Islamic music and literature were banned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611860342
• ISBN13: 9781611860344
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"