Summary of Geraldine Brooks's Nine Parts of Desire

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#1 I was the only one who wasn’t crying as the bus full of women inched its way through Tehran traffic toward Khomeini’s house.

#2 Ruhollah, an impoverished clerical student from the village of Khomein, had been twenty-seven when he asked for the hand of fifteen-year-old Khadija Saqafi. Her father, a prominent ayatollah, didn’t think much of the match, but Khadija felt differently. She had glimpsed her suitor when she brought him a glass of tea.

#3 The wearing of the chador by Iranian women was a result of the influence of Khomeini, the leader of the revolution against the shah in 1978. He had spoken with a voice that drew its authority from the earliest days of Islam.

#4 I was invited to a conference in Tehran hosted by the Women’s Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, titled Aspects of Imam Khomeini’s Personality. I was the only Western woman there. The dress code was basic black, and Chadors were only the finishing touch over long pants, socks, and tunics.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822548282

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was the only one who wasn’t crying as the bus full of women inched its way through Tehran traffic toward Khomeini’s house.

#2

Ruhollah, an impoverished clerical student from the village of Khomein, had been twenty-seven when he asked for the hand of fifteen-year-old Khadija Saqafi. Her father, a prominent ayatollah, didn’t think much of the match, but Khadija felt differently. She had glimpsed her suitor when she brought him a glass of tea.

#3

The wearing of the chador by Iranian women was a result of the influence of Khomeini, the leader of the revolution against the shah in 1978. He had spoken with a voice that drew its authority from the earliest days of Islam.

#4

I was invited to a conference in Tehran hosted by the Women’s Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, titled Aspects of Imam Khomeini’s Personality. I was the only Western woman there. The dress code was basic black, and Chadors were only the finishing touch over long pants, socks, and tunics.

#5

The Islamic veil is used in the Koran as an instruction for Muhammad’s followers on how they should deal with his wives: speak to them from behind a curtain.

#6

The prophet’s wives were required to wear hijab, which meant they were required to cover their heads and chests. But some women believed that the religion only required them to dress within contemporary limits of modesty.

#7

In Cairo, it was