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The east west battle over gender is brilliantly described by janet afary in her groundbreaking survey sexual politics in modern iran the new york review of books afary does a spectacular job explaining as well as detailing sexual attitudes and practices from the nineteenth to the twenty first centuries. Sexual politics in modern iran is an invaluable landmark a signpost on the road to an end of gender discrimination and sexual liberation for all source in these times the east west battle over gender is brilliantly described by janet afary in her groundbreaking survey sexual politics in modern iran source new york review of books. Sexual politics in modern iran janet afary 3499 3499 publisher description janet afary is a native of iran and a leading historian her work focuses on gender and sexuality and draws on her experience of growing up in iran and her involvement with iranian women of different ages and social strata these observations and a wealth of . Sexual politics in modern iran focuses on gender and sexuality and draws on her experience of growing up in iran and her involvement with iranian women of different ages and social strata. It is this resilience the author concludes which forms the basis of a sexual revolution taking place in iran today one that is promoting reforms in marriage and family laws and demanding more