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trin's review
3.0
Essays and interviews by and with Iranians about what life is really like in their home country, and about their receptions in and reactions to the rest of the world. As with many collections, some of these pieces were really excellent, while others were not; the interviews were in many ways the weakest, veering off into somewhat pretentious discussions of post-modern works I haven't seen. But I'm glad that (inspired, unsurprisingly, by [b: Persepolis|9516|Persepolis The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)|Marjane Satrapi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425871473s/9516.jpg|3303888]) I read this; I would love to read more good books about Iran and the Iranian experience.
toniobarton's review
5.0
This is full of life in Iran stories. This should be required reading in high schools. Great stories. Many different perspectives.
dundermifflin's review
4.0
While the writing is inconsistent, the essays give great insight into life in Iran before the Shah and the rise of the theocracy and loss of personal freedoms. It is an effective way to learn history. Highly recommended.
msgtdameron's review
4.0
If you read the last review this work is the first category. Many of the stories are from expat's who long for the Sha's Iran and belittle the current government. Some of these voices have stayed or gone back and they find the restrictions hard, but they stay. Why? I think I know, it's their country and they want to be there when the current theocracy falls. But like Mirrors they do not want an out side force, The U.S., to bring about this fall. They to want an Iranian solution to the countries problems. This solution can be helped by the U.S. engaging with moderates in Iran and supporting the moderates solutions and answers. Unfortunately, this current GOP administration is hell bent on war to take over Iran's oil. (Iran still has 27% of the known world oil reserves.) We tried this with Iraq and have left a failed state. The Trump Administration by dropping out of the Nuclear deal has led us towards war for that oil. By dropping out the hard liners in Tehran have now gained power at the expense of moderates who would bring the country back into the fold of modern nations.
Now for those who know me: I haven't been in the sun to long. Fact one in 1979 the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa that said "The Islamic Republic of Iran will never develop or use WMD's." In the last 40 years this Fatwa has not been broken. Not during the Iran/Iraq war where Iran lost 4 to 6 million people ( the U.N. has left the number at this) to chemical attacks. Not even the opening of chlorine tanks when the wind was blowing towards Iraq. What about their nuclear program? The nuclear program has never gotten uranium any where near the 98% purity need for nuclear weapons. The highest they have gotten, in usable weapon quantizes, is 18%. As verified by the U.N. and IAEC( International Atomic Energy Commission). Yes small amounts less than milligrams has been found around the Iranian Nuclear processing facilities, but the same milligram amounts would be found around any U.S. or European Nuclear Power Plant. It's part of the whole processing to create nuclear energy. In other words normal. The Iranians want to be able to conduct nuclear medicine using home grown isotopes at 20% radiation. The whole nuclear weapons thing has been developed by the CIA, MI6, MOSSAD working to destabilize the Theocracy in Tehran so that the West has an excuse to Invade and take over the oil. Iran's people main foreign affairs issue is that they hate the British for stealing their oil from 1900 until 1950. And when the British Empire fell the U.S. tried to do the same thing, Steal Iranian oil. This is why the people want an Iranian change/solution to the political problem. They know that all our saber rattling is all about a great deal for Exxon/Mobil. Not for the Iranian people. Another good read that is a quickie.
Now for those who know me: I haven't been in the sun to long. Fact one in 1979 the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa that said "The Islamic Republic of Iran will never develop or use WMD's." In the last 40 years this Fatwa has not been broken. Not during the Iran/Iraq war where Iran lost 4 to 6 million people ( the U.N. has left the number at this) to chemical attacks. Not even the opening of chlorine tanks when the wind was blowing towards Iraq. What about their nuclear program? The nuclear program has never gotten uranium any where near the 98% purity need for nuclear weapons. The highest they have gotten, in usable weapon quantizes, is 18%. As verified by the U.N. and IAEC( International Atomic Energy Commission). Yes small amounts less than milligrams has been found around the Iranian Nuclear processing facilities, but the same milligram amounts would be found around any U.S. or European Nuclear Power Plant. It's part of the whole processing to create nuclear energy. In other words normal. The Iranians want to be able to conduct nuclear medicine using home grown isotopes at 20% radiation. The whole nuclear weapons thing has been developed by the CIA, MI6, MOSSAD working to destabilize the Theocracy in Tehran so that the West has an excuse to Invade and take over the oil. Iran's people main foreign affairs issue is that they hate the British for stealing their oil from 1900 until 1950. And when the British Empire fell the U.S. tried to do the same thing, Steal Iranian oil. This is why the people want an Iranian change/solution to the political problem. They know that all our saber rattling is all about a great deal for Exxon/Mobil. Not for the Iranian people. Another good read that is a quickie.
readalot662f9's review
4.0
While the writing is inconsistent, the essays give great insight into life in Iran before the Shah and the rise of the theocracy and loss of personal freedoms. It is an effective way to learn history. Highly recommended.
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