Prisoner of Tehran: The End of Childhood in Iran

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  Vivid memories of a teenage schoolgirl jailed in Iran for "anti-revolutionary" activities. There are many books out there about the condition of women (and human rights) in muslim countries, but this one is clearly a cut above the rest - if only for the strength of character of the author. It is incredibly brave of her to revive these memories and tell her story (hope she found some sort of peace doing it) and yet you feel throughout the book there is a lot left unspoken. A necessar... (show more)

  Vivid memories of a teenage schoolgirl jailed in Iran for "anti-revolutionary" activities. There are many books out there about the condition of women (and human rights) in muslim countries, but this one is clearly a cut above the rest - if only for the strength of character of the author. It is incredibly brave of her to revive these memories and tell her story (hope she found some sort of peace doing it) and yet you feel throughout the book there is a lot left unspoken. A necessary read, just to remind ourselves freedom of speech & thought should never be taken for granted. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Feb 28, 2009 at 10:24AM

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  It was a really easy-to-read book, really interesting and gave good insight into such a different, and far more harsh, time.

   

  by Erica Mangin on Jan 22, 2009 at 04:32AM

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