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Can the world tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons? : Krauthammer and Yadlin vs. Zakaria and Nasr : the Munk debate on Iran / by Krauthammer, Charles.; Nasr, Vali.; Sung, Hannah.Charles Krauthammer in conversation.; Sung, Hannah.Vali Nasr in conversation.; Yadlin, Amos.; Zakaria, Fareed.;
Subjects: Nuclear weapons; Security, International.;
© c2013., House of Anansi Press,
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Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books / by Nafisi, Azar;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-356).
Subjects: Nafisi, Azar; English teachers; English literature; American literature; Women; Books and reading; Group reading;
© 2004, c2003., Random House Trade Paperbacks,
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Aria / by Hozar, Nazanine,author.;
It is the mid-1950s in a democratic but restless Iran, a country newly powerful with oil wealth but unsettled by class and religious divides and by the politics of a larger world hungry (especially the West) for its resources. One night, a humble driver in the Iranian army is walking through a rough area of Tehran when he hears a small, pitiful cry. Curious, he searches for the source, and to his horror, comes upon a newborn baby abandoned by the side of the road and encircled by ravenous dogs. He snatches up the child-- and forever alters his own destiny and that of the little girl, whom he names Aria. Thus begins a stunning and revelatory debut that takes us inside the Iranian revolution-- but as seen like never before, through the eyes of an orphan girl. The novel is structured around each of the three very different women who find themselves fated to mother the lost child: first, the working-class, reckless and self-involved Zahra, married to the kind-hearted soldier; then the wealthy, careful and compassionate Fereshteh, who invites Aria into her compound and adopts her as an heir; and finally, Aria's biological mother, Mehri, whose new family Aria discovers in adolescence. A final section, "Aria," takes us through the brutal coup d'etat that installs the Shah as Iran's supreme leader, even as Aria falls in love with a revolutionary and becomes a young mother herself. Here is a sweeping, unforgettable, timely saga that brilliantly humanizes people trapped and left powerless and voiceless by an unjust world-- people no different from those in the west, wanting love, kindness, belonging and freedom of thought.
Subjects: Feminist fiction.; Historical fiction.; Orphans; Women; Mothers; Families; Social classes; Coming of age;
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The lion women of Tehran / by Kamali, Marjan,author.;
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother's endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa's warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming "lion women." But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls' high school in Iran, Ellie's memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie's privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Betrayal; Female friendship; Women;
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The stationery shop / by Kamali, Marjan,author.;
"A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against the backdrop of the Iranian Coup, about a young couple in love who are separated on the eve of their marriage, and who are reunited sixty years later, after having moved on to live independent lives in America, to discover the truth about what happened on that fateful day in the town square"--"Roya is a dreamy, idealistic teenager living in 1953 Tehran who, amidst the political upheaval of the time, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri's neighborhood book and stationery shop. She always feels safe in his dusty store, overflowing with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick pads of soft writing paper. When Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite customer--handsome Bahman, who has a burning passion for justice and a love for Rumi's poetry--she loses her heart at once. And, as their romance blossoms, the modest little stationery shop remains their favorite place in all of Tehran. A few short months later, on the eve of their marriage, Roya agrees to meet Bahman at the town square, but suddenly, violence erupts-a result of the coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future. In the chaos, Bahman never shows. For weeks, Roya tries desperately to contact him, but her efforts are fruitless. With a sorrowful heart, she resigns herself to never seeing him again. Until, more than sixty years later, an accident of fate leads her back to Bahman and offers her a chance to ask him the questions that have haunted her for more than half a century: Why did he leave? Where did he go? How was he able to forget her?"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Iranian American women; Stationery trade;
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Target Utopia / by Brown, Dale,1956-; DeFelice, Jim,1956-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Whiplash (Imaginary organization); Nuclear weapons; Air pilots, Military;
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Prisoner : my 544 days in an Iranian prison--solitary confinement, a sham trial, high-stakes diplomacy, and the extraordinary efforts it took to get me out / by Rezaian, Jason,author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Rezaian, Jason; Journalists; Political prisoners; Americans; Iranian Americans;
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Nasrin [videorecording] / by Colman, Olivia,on-screen participant,narrator.; Curry, Ann,1956-on-screen participant.; Kaufman, Jeff,film director.; Panahi, Jafar,on-screen participant.; Sotoudeh, Nasrin,on-screen participant.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Olivia Colman, Ann Curry, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Jafar Panahi, Shirin Ebadi ; Narrated by Olivia Colman.Secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest. It is an immersive portrait of the world's most honored human rights activist and political prisoner, attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, and of Iran's remarkably resilient women's rights movement. In the courts and on the streets, Sotoudeh has long fought for the rights of women, children, religious minorities, journalists, and artists. In the midst of filming, Sotoudeh was arrested and sentenced to 38 years in prison, plus 148 lashes.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Sotoudeh, Nasrin.; Women human rights workers; Women lawyers; Women political prisoners;
For private home use only.
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Enemy territory [videorecording] / by Aghdashloo, Shohreh,1952-actor.; Blair, Wayne,1971-film director.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; Hayek, Salma,1968-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Sofer, Dalia,1972-Septembers of Shiraz.; Videoville Showtime.;
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody.Based on true events, it follows a secular Jewish family whose lives are turned upside down in the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. When Isaac is suddenly arrested and taken to a secret prison, his wife is left to make sense of what has happened and must somehow secure Isaac's release and her family's safety.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for thematic content involving interrogation, brutality and disturbing images, and for some partial nudity and brief strong language.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Sofer, Dalia, 1972-; Children of prisoners; Husband and wife; Jewish families; Jews; Prisoners' spouses; Prisons;
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Just watch me : a novel / by Lindsay, Jeffry P.,author.;
"From the author of the wildly successful Dexter series, comes a new mesmerizing bad guy we can root for: Riley Wolfe is a master thief, expert at disguise and violent when he needs to be. It's no accident, though, that Riley targets only the .1% and is willing to kill when necessary: He despises the degenerate and immoral possessors of the objects that he steals. In this series launch, Riley targets an extraordinary set of crown jewels, a heist that will hopefully land him with a sensational collection of heirlooms and leave their owners bereft and embarrassed--or worse. Yes, these jewels are worth millions, but the true attraction for grabbing the jewels comes down to one simple fact: These jewels are absolutely unstealable. There is just no way anyone could get past the airtight security and dream of getting away with even a single diamond from the Imperial Collection. Riley Wolfe has always liked a challenge. But the heist is only the beginning. Riley is pursued by a worthy opponent, a cop barely a step behind him. And dancing around them both is a woman, a master forger and sometimes ally of our murdering Robin Hood protagonist."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Crown jewels; Jewel thieves; Thieves;
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