Masoud: Memoirs of an Iranian Rebel

by Masoud Banisadr

Overview

Masoud is a story unlike any other to come out of Iran in modern times. Banisadr's revelations about the inner sanctum of the sect-like organization, the Iranian Mojahedin, provide rare insights into a period of Iranian history. 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 fervor 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. At once a passionate and terrifying this account of one man's revolutionary journey is also a poignant warning against the dangers of extremism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863563744
Publisher:	Saqi Books
Publication date:	02/01/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

Happy Thursdays, Black Fridays
Absolute Rule
Cartoons and Conundrums
Lessons from History
Turning Point
Dicing with Destiny
Learning, Licences and LSD
Exit Fees
Revolution
Tehran First and Last
Blood and Hatred
Learning How to Think
An Arrow in the Eyes
The New Martyrs
Occupations and Demonstrations
Executions
The Sadatti Society
Back Within the Fold
Private Griefs, Public Atrocities
Kebabs, Kisses and Kurds
Paying the Price
The Marriage of the Century
Ideological Revolution
Burning the Past
Diplomacy
Paris
Call to Arms
Love, Loss and Logic
Throwing Stones at Satan
Freedom Fighters
From Assassination to Crucifixion
Love and Right on Trial
Further Articles of the Revolution
34 Articles of Faith
Steel
Finance and Fitness
Sun-dried Flowers
Doubts and Dollars
The Last Arrow
Seeing Reality
Boiled in the Pot
Asses' Ears
Changing Roles
Back in Britain
The Final Divorce
Postscript