Enslaved African Women in Nineteenth-Century Iran: The Life of Fezzeh Khanom of Shiraz

Fezzeh Khanom (c. 1835-82), an African woman, was a slave of Sayyed 'Ali-Mohammad of Shiraz, the Bab. Information about her life can be recovered from various pious Baha'i histories. She was honored, and even venerated by Babis, though she remained subordinate and invisible. The paper make...

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Published in:	Iranian studies Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 417 - 437
Main Author:	Lee, Anthony A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge 01.05.2012 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	African history African slaves Domestic workers Households Mothers Oceans Slave women Slavery Slaves Women
ISSN:	0021-0862, 1475-4819
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