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On February 4, we were joined by American-Iranian author Ali Hosseini to discuss Women without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur.
Written in 1977, only three years before the revolution, Parsipur made a name for herself by taking a female point of view on Iranian culture.
She talks about women's situation under the dominant religious and political situation in a time when virginity, purity, and "women's topics" were not discussed in public.
It landed her in jail.
As a result of Parsipur's unflinching bravery, more Iranian women began to write changing the literary landscape in Iran.
Swipe to the end to hear co-host Ali read an original passage in Persian.
Want to join our international book club?
Date: April 8, 2026
Book: Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos
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