Daughter of Persia : a woman's journey from her father's harem through the Islamic Revolution

The Remarkable story of the daughter of a once powerful and wealthy shazdeh, or prince, Farmaian tells a fascinating tale of growing up in the 1930s in a Persian harem compound in Tehran. Breaking with Muslim tradition, she became an independent woman and found herself arrested as a counterrevolutionary. A dramtic window on Iran's journey through the twentieth century. A dramatic look at Iran's journey through the 20th century. After earning an advanced degree in social work in the U.S., Farmaian returned to Iran, founded the Tehran School of Social Work, and waged a war on poverty and disease for 20 years. But when Ayatollah Khomeini came into power, she faced possible execution as a "counter-revolutionary." Photographs. CONTENTS......Page 5 PART ONE - IN SHAZDEH'S REALM......Page 11 PART TWO - YENGEH DONYA......Page 166 PART THREE - KHANOM......Page 212 PART FOUR - EARTHQUAKE......Page 318 EPILOGUE......Page 399 AFTERWORD......Page 404 INDEX......Page 406 Photos......Page 415