To work as a nurse, Zinat became the first woman from the Island of Qeshm in the south of Iran to remove the traditional veil. A health care worker for 13 years, she eventually got involved in social and political activities. Because it is forbidden to film in public the day of an election, filmmaker Ebrahim Mokhtari shot his film inside Zinat's house, where her family and neighbors debated the role of women in Iranian society. The following day, with the elections over, Mokhtari showed the village and the daily life of its inhabitants, while Zinat presented her intentions as a newly elected representative to improve the living conditions of her fellow villagers.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)51050450
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USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
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