Lipstick Jihad

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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran
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Author Azadeh Moaveni
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIranian American women
GenreBiography
Publisher Public Affairs
Publication date
2005
Pages249
ISBN 1-58648-193-2 [1]
OCLC 56617255
305.48/89155073/092 B 22
LC Class E184.I5 M63 2005

Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran ( ISBN   1-58648-193-2) is Iranian-American writer Azadeh Moaveni's first book, published on February 4, 2005. [1]

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The book tells the story of her first-person experiences in Iran where she worked as a reporter after living in the United States her entire life. [2] [3] The book is part of a growing movement of female writers within the Iranian diaspora, including such other authors as Marjane Satrapi, Firoozeh Dumas, Nahid Rachlin, and Azar Nafisi. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lipstick Jihad". Powell's Books. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lipstick Jihad". The Washington Post. 23 May 2006.
  3. ↑ "An interview with Azadeh Moaveni". Mother Jones. 9 March 2005.


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