When I Said No to "gods"
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Born in Iran, Susan Allaie was forced into an arranged marriage, driven by the ideals of religious fundamentalism and a culture that afforded her no autonomy over her own future. Suffering humiliation at the hands of her husband, Allaie courageously fought back by going to Iran to bring back her two sons after they were kidnapped by her ex-husband from USA, only to have them taken from her for second time. Against the odds, she found a way to create a life of her choosing by coming back to USA. After years passed her children chose to join her in USA. In When I Said No to gods, Allaie presents acollection of stories, poems, newspaper articles, letters, photographs, and drawings spanning over forty years to share her extraordinary story of survival in the face of oppression. Offering unique insight into the politics of Middle Eastern culture, Allaie relates how religion is used to subjugate women, and with their freedoms completely suspended and dictated by men, women lose themselves. Capturing the essence of the cultural pessimism still affecting Iranian women today, Allaie's message of optimism, along with her passion to move forward by way of forgiveness, is a beacon of hope for future generations of women's rights activists.

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Publisher
Palmetto Publishing
Year
2023
ISBN
9798822903746
Edition
1
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Political Biographies
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: In the Beginning, There Was a Great Country
  8. Chapter 2: To Keep Iran under Control
  9. Chapter 3: Distortion of Persia
  10. Chapter 4: The Revolution of 1979
  11. Chapter 5: When It Began
  12. Chapter 6: My Father, the First Wild Horse of the Family!
  13. Chapter 7: One Night That Changed Our Lives Forever
  14. Chapter 8: Taken to a Prison from the Hospital
  15. Chapter 9: My Mother and Aunt in the Middle of a Fight
  16. Chapter 10: Going Back to Our House in Azerbaijan
  17. Chapter 11: Father’s Time Is Up in Prison
  18. Chapter 12: Is He Free?
  19. Chapter 13: We Are Not Free
  20. Chapter 14: To Move Out of Iran: My Brother and Cousins
  21. Chapter 15: Next, My Move
  22. Chapter 16: A Proposal for Marriage and My Return to Iran
  23. Chapter 17: My New Life in the USA
  24. Chapter 18: A Life I Did Not Choose
  25. Chapter 19: Starting School
  26. Chapter 20: My Mother-in-Law’s Visit and My Son’s New Illness
  27. Chapter 21: Frustration
  28. Chapter 22: My Children Are Kidnapped
  29. Chapter 23: Return to Iran
  30. Chapter 24: Back to the USA: From No Hope to New Hope
  31. Chapter 25: Vivian’s Law
  32. Chapter 26: To Hear Back from Children in Iran
  33. Chapter 27: Persuasion and Faith
  34. Chapter 28: I Won One Child Back
  35. Chapter 29: My Second Son Is Returned
  36. Chapter 30: Call after Call from Iran
  37. Chapter 31: Organ Failure and Looking for a New One
  38. Chapter 32: A New Family Brings New Surprises
  39. Chapter 33: The Dream That Brought My Son Back to Me
  40. Chapter 34: Hero in the Eyes of Enemies
  41. Chapter 35: To forgive, Not forget
  42. Chapter 36: Nothing Is Over Until Evil Is Gone Forever
  43. Appendix I
  44. Appendix II