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Lipstick Jihad
a memoir of growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran
By Moaveni, Azadeh
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58648-193-3
- Publisher
- New York : Public Affairs, c2005.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2005
Adult/High School Moaveni went to Tehran to report for "Time" -to find out both the truth about Iran and, she hoped, her -authentic self. - One of the strongest memoirs written about being trapped between two countries, the book begins with the author as a young Californian who told friends she was -Persian. - Secretly enthralled by the country her parents left during the Islamic Revolution, she wanted to love Iran and determined to give it a chance. She quickly adapted to not smoking or smiling in publi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
