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Masoud: Memoirs of an Iranian Rebel
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 Mojahedin, an organization fighting to dislodge the regime that came to 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 has decided 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.
Masoud Banisadr was born in Tehran in 1953. In 1976 he travelled to the UK, where he obtained postgraduate degrees in Engineering-Mathematics. Banisadr joined the Mojahedin in 1979, defecting from the organization in 1996. He lives in London.
Years later in the United Kingdom, where Banisadr had gone to do postgraduate study, he decided to join the Iranian Mojahedin, an organization fighting to dislodge the regime that came to 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 has decided 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.
Masoud Banisadr was born in Tehran in 1953. In 1976 he travelled to the UK, where he obtained postgraduate degrees in Engineering-Mathematics. Banisadr joined the Mojahedin in 1979, defecting from the organization in 1996. He lives in London.
473 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2004
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About the author
Masoud Banisadr
3 books1 followerIranian anti-cult activist.
Banisadr came from a prominent Iranian family.
In 1978, while pursuing his postgraduate studies in Engineering-Mathematics in England, Banisadr joined the Iranian Mojahedin (MeK), a political organization that played a prominent role in overthrowing the Shah in 1979.
Masoud now considers the MeK, an destructive political cult.
Banisadr came from a prominent Iranian family.
In 1978, while pursuing his postgraduate studies in Engineering-Mathematics in England, Banisadr joined the Iranian Mojahedin (MeK), a political organization that played a prominent role in overthrowing the Shah in 1979.
Masoud now considers the MeK, an destructive political cult.
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بهترین و جزئی ترین شرح از این که سازمان مجاهدین خلق ایران چطور تبدیل به «فرقه»ی «رجوی پرستها» شد در این کتاب اومده بود.. هر چند نویسنده - لااقل در زمان نوشتن کتاب - نسبت به سازمان سمپاتی داشته کماکان
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