About Farideh
Farideh Heyat is an anthropologist and a writer. She was born in 1949 in Iran, of Azeri parents. She spent her childhood in Tehran, growing up bilingual in Farsi and Azeri languages. Following her graduation from school she moved to Turkey for a year, studying physic at Ankara University. In 1967 she moved to London to pursue her higher education. Read More
Land of Forty Tribes
This book is a semi-autobiographical story of love, adventure and cultural discoveries set in the heart of Central Asia. It is a unique book that is multi-layered, tackling a number of subjects. It gives fascinating insights into the traditions, legends and history of this little known part of the world. Furthermore, the life-stories of various local women that appear in the text illuminate many aspects of lives and cultures in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Another unique aspect of the book is the connection made between the historical Iranian civilization and Central Asia. It points out the similarities in the languages and traditions, such as the celebration of Nowruz marking the Iranian new year, also celebrated widely across Central Asia.
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Azeri Women in Transition: Women in Soviet and Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
This study of women and gender in a Muslim society draws on archival and literary sources as well as the life stories of women of different generations to offer a unique ethnographic and historical account of the lives of urban women in contemporary Azerbaijan.
