Story Category: Rural Life

Back then, the majority of the population was rural, with 64,000 villages. Only in XXXXXXXX did the urban population became greater. Many people were quite poor while stories of the “one thousand families” who were rich and powerful circulated widely. Religion was still important for many and mosques are places of rest, quiet and sociability Read more…

In rural communities, women often played an important economic role. In the north, around the Caspian sea, women brought fresh produce to market and sold it.

Ali’s sister Behjat taught in a village school outside Isfahan. She would drive there in her Renault 5. Even the young girls already wore hijab in the form of a roosari or chadoor. After the revolution, all teachers and public sector workers were required to pray together. Behjat left for England and was granted political asylum.