Camellia entekhabifard biography of abraham

Biography of isaac The Abraham Accord is the result of the loss of hope by countries of the region for normal relations with Iran after 40 years of trying, and their disappointment in any change in the nature of the regime.

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Translated by George Mürer

Camelia Entekhabifard was six years old in when the shah of Iran was overthrown by revolutionary supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini. By the age of sixteen, she had become a nationally celebrated poet, and at eighteen she was one of the youngest reformist journalists in Tehran.

Just eight years later Camelia was imprisoned, held in solitary confinement, and charged with breaching national security and challenging the authority of the Islamic regime. After months of solitary confinement and daily interrogation, Camelia confessed to crimes she did not commit, and came to believe that she was in love with her brutal interrogator.

Thus unfolds a dramatic account of this morally ambivalent and emotionally troubling relationship.
Camelia is both a story of growing up in post-revolutionary Tehran and a haunting reminder of the consequences of speaking the truth in a repressive society.

Camellia entekhabifard biography of abraham Camelia Entekhabifard (also Camelia E. Fard or Camelia Entekhabi-Fard, Persian: کاملیا انتخابی‌فرد, born ) is an Iranian American journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Independent Persian, the first international newspaper published in Persian.

Perhaps most importantly, in telling her story for the first time to the world and to her own family, this young woman has come to terms with having been compelled to betray herself in order to save her own life.

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“Enlightening … riveting … Entekhabifard brings unique courage and insight to her practice of journalism, for which she and her family have paid a dear price.”

– Booklist

“[B]ooks like this remind us that literature remains one of our most potent—and poignant—means of expression.”

– Kirkus

“A courageous book by a gifted journalist … a must-read for anyone concerned with the current Iranian predicament, women's rights, or the plight of journalists in authoritarian states.”

– Afshin Molavi

“In this psychologically complex and morally controversial autobiography, Camelia takes the reader on a surreal tour of post-revolutionary Iran, where under harsh medieval laws (much harsher for women) the 'children of the revolution' … do almost anything for a breath of fresh air—for freedom.”

– Farnoosh Moshiri

“Camelia's courage is a symbol of humanity's hope under the worst kind of oppression.

A heart-stopping story that you will not be able to put down … This book will take your breath away.”

– Ahmad Rashid

A journalist, poet, and painter, CAMELIA ENTEKHABIFARD has been a contributor to the New York Times and O: The Oprah Magazine, and has reported on Iranian and Afghan affairs for Reuters, Al-Nahar, the Village Voice, and Mother Jones, among others.

She authored the memoir Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth–A Memoir of Iran. She holds master’s degrees from New York University’s School of Journalism and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Entekhabifard lives in New York and Dubai.