CCR199H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Franks, Mixed-Sex Education, Reza Shah
15 Sep 2016
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The dance of the rose and the nightingale. Born in iran, sent away to school in brighton, gone back to iran, schooled in. For me, it was a simple matter: dancing filled me with joy. Good girls did not perform in public, baring their legs for all to see, putting themselves in the limelight to attract the lust of strangers (1). ( ) for centuries women had veiled themselves so as not to be seen by any man who was not a relative and thus to avoid arousing passion in their hearts (2). Some women defied the ban and went out with their chadors on, only to have policemen savagely rip them off their heads (2). ( ) western dress was commonplace among the upper and middle classes. The veil became the garment of the poor, the elderly, and the pious (3). Nesta was both patriotic and nationalistic maybe not in the beginning.
