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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran (Paperback)
Short Description for The Ayatollah Begs to DifferIntroduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Published: 27 August 2009
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
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- Categories: Political Structure & Processes | International Relations | Middle Eastern History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | 21st Century History: From C 2000 -
- ISBN 13: 9780141047416 ISBN 10: 0141047410
- Sales rank: 263,675
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Full description for The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
Hooman Majd, acclaimed journalist and New York-residing grandson of an Ayatollah, has a unique perspective on his Iranian homeland. In this vivid, warm and humorous insider's account, he opens our eyes to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. Revealing a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan, authoritarian yet reformist, this is the one book you should read to understand Iran and Iranians today.
