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Nastaran Akhavan

A MEMOIR

A True Story of Courage, Struggle and Spiritual Healing

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Table of Contents

Iran’s Map ...................................................................................................... 5

Location of Iran on the world map ................................................................. 6

Preface .......................................................................................................... 7

Introduction ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Chapter 1 - Neglected Childhood ................................................................ 13

Early Years ........................................................................................................................14

Divorce ..............................................................................................................................17

Meeting My Step Father .....................................................................................................21

Abandoned Years ..............................................................................................................26

Sanandaj ...........................................................................................................................40

Chapter 2 - Calm Before Storm .................................................................. 43

High School .......................................................................................................................44

Farhad ...............................................................................................................................51

Iranian Islamic Revolution ..................................................................................................58

Martial Law (Sep 1978) ......................................................................................................73

Chapter 3 - Black Friday (Sep 8, 1978) ...................................................... 96

Zhaleh Square ...................................................................................................................97

Darkness Everywhere ...................................................................................................... 128

Finding My Way Back Home ............................................................................................ 144

The Capture ..................................................................................................................... 167

Home Again ..................................................................................................................... 198

A Letter To God ............................................................................................................... 208

At The Crossroad ............................................................................................................. 217

Chapter 4 - Never To Return Years .......................................................... 231

Goodbye Tehran (Nov 17, 1978) ...................................................................................... 232

Reference .................................................................................................. 235

People ............................................................................................................................. 235

Places .............................................................................................................................. 237

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Farsi Words ..................................................................................................................... 238

Pictures...................................................................................................... 239

Acknowledgement ..................................................................................... 247

Epilogue..................................................................................................... 250

About The Author ...................................................................................... 253

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