[news] A Genre in the Service of Empire: An Iranian Feminist Critique

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

In a time of pending war against Iran...a particularly lucrative industry of Iranian and Muslim women's memoirs has mushroomed in the aftermath of the 9/11 atrocities. These women's memoirs have assumed center-stage in appropriating the legitimate cause of women's rights and placing it squarely in the service of Empire building projects, disguised under the rhetoric of the "war on terror." 

  


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    [1]: http://mostlywater.org/a_genre_in_the_service_of_empire_an_iranian_feminist_critique

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