Paper delivered at a UCLA program in February 2003 on “Iran Today in Historical Perspective.” It summarizes some of the points made in my forthcoming

Someone once said that writing and expressing can heal. It can focus, support, and enhance our lives and well being. Whether we laugh or we

Adapted and summarized from chapter 2 of my new book, The Shah and the Ayatollah (Praeger ,2003). Permanence and Contuinity Continuity is the hallmark of

A reporter called to follow up on Sina Motallebi’s situation. He had probably picked up my name from the petition and wrote to get my phone number.

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