Torn between his love of Iran - the land where his family's roots have existed for over 2,500 years - and his desire for religious and political freedom, Isaac Yomtovian takes readers on a journey through his childhood in Tehran to his eventual immigration to America. Yomtovian weaves his recollections with deep insights into Iranian culture and history, the current Islamic regime, and United States-Iranian relations. My Iran intimately depicts a society that is both friendly and intolerant, modern and religious, and theocratic and rooted in democracy. For anyone who has ever wanted to understand what lies beneath the veil of superficial observations, exaggerated stereotypes, and media imagery, Isaac Yomtovian's book offers a clear glimpse into the Persian mind and an inside perspective of a country in conflict.
Torn between his love of Iran - the land where his family's roots have existed for over 2,500 years - and his desire for religious and political freedom, Isaac Yomtovian takes readers on a journey through his childhood in Tehran to his eventual immigration to America. Yomtovian weaves his recollections with deep insights into Iranian culture and history, the current Islamic regime, and United States-Iranian relations. My Iran intimately depicts a society that is both friendly and intolerant, modern and religious, and theocratic and rooted in democracy. For anyone who has ever wanted to understand what lies beneath the veil of superficial observations, exaggerated stereotypes, and media imagery, Isaac Yomtovian's book offers a clear glimpse into the Persian mind and an inside perspective of a country in conflict.
