Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran

While much has been written about the impact of the 1979 Islamic revolution on life in Iran, discussions about the everyday life of Iranian women have been glaringly missing. Women in Place offers a gripping inquiry into gender segregation policies and women’s rights in contemporary Iran. Author Nazanin Shahrokni takes us onto gender—segregated buses, inside a women—only park, and outside the closed doors of stadiums where women are banned from attending men’s soccer matches. The Islamic ch...