![]() ![]() Thomson, this detailed biography re-creates the Islamic Republic of Iran under the government of God, where the manifest dark side of religion is unequaled since the Inquisition. Told by Parvin Darabi, Homa's sister, and Parvin's son, Romin P. Rage Against the Veil is her story-one that sent shockwaves through the American medical and feminist communities. ![]() Homa Darabi, a well-known doctor of medicine and psychiatry, a university professor, and a political activist. As she stood in flames she screamed, "Death to tyranny! Long live freedom! Long live Iran!" That woman was Dr. On February 21, 1994, in the middle of a public square in the Iranian capital of Tehran, a woman took off her veil, doused herself with gasoline, then ignited herself on fire. Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident by Parvin Darabi and Romin P, Thomson (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1999) 274 pp. APA style: Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident.Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident." Retrieved from 2000 American Humanist Association 06 May. MLA style: "Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident." The Free Library. ![]()
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