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Fred Halliday
‘A remarkable book that resounds with the suffering of the human
condition ... demands to be read.’
Book Description
Growing up in the aftermath of the 1953 CIA coup in Iran exposed the
young Masoud Banisadr to extremes of wealth and poverty, loyalty and
betrayal.
Years later Banisadr, a
middle-class young man pursuing postgraduate study in the UK, decided to
join the Mohajedin, an organization fighting to dislodge the regime that
took power in Iran following the 1979 revolution.
Torn between two loves – his
family and the cause – Masoud gave up normal life to pursue the
revolution. The dream quickly turned sour. He was forced to divorce his
beloved wife and stand by while she married another man and bore his
children, alienate himself from his family and career, and remain
separated for over a decade from his children.
Years later, following his
defection from the organization, Masoud has decided to tell his story.
It is a story unlike any other to come out of Iran in modern times; at
once a passionate and terrifying account of one man’s revolutionary
journey, it is also a poignant warning against the dangers of extremism.
Synopsis
Growing up in the aftermath of the 1953 CIA coup in Iran exposed the
young Masoud Banisadr to extremes of wealth and poverty, loyalty and
betrayal. Years later in the United Kingdom, where Banisadr had gone to
do postgraduate study, he decided to join the Iranian Mohajedin, an
organization fighting to dislodge the regime that took power following
the 1979 revolution. Torn between two loves - his family and the cause -
Masoud gave up normal life to pursue the revolution. But it wasn't long
before the dream turned sour. The Mojahedin's revolutionary fervour
demanded more than total sacrifice: he was pressured to divorce his
beloved wife, alienate himself from his family and career, and remain
separated for over a decade from his children. Years later, following
his defection from the organization, Masoud decides to tell his story.
Masoud is a story unlike any other to come out of Iran in modern times;
at once a passionate and terrifying account of one man's revolutionary
journey, it is also a poignant warning against the dangers of extremism.
About the Author
Masoud Banisadr was born in Tehran in 1953. In 1976 he travelled to the
UK, where he obtained postgraduate degrees in Engineering and
Mathematics. Masoud joined the Mojahedin
A must read for Mojahedin members and supporters,
October 10, 2005
