The Persian Night
Iran from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad

This book gives detailed information about the Iranian-Shi'ite-theocratic society since the Khomeini revolution. The book opens up with a very good explanation of what Shi'a Islam is and how it differs with the rest of the Sunni-Muslim world. Overall the author did a great job at explaining the inne......more

An excellent look at the suffering of the Iranian people and what motivates their tyrannical rulers. Listened to the unabridged audiobook on Audible.com.......more

Khomeini's Republic A powerful but one sided argument directed against the Khomeinist regime, which doesn't invalidate the reasoning. Taheri, a senior and seasoned Iranian expatriate journalist, thoroughly disects and eviscerates the political framework on which the Revolution is based, claiming that......more

This book is a scathing review of Iran under the revolutionary regime. The author provides insight into the background of Khomeini and his revolution, although the focus is mainly on how he distorts traditional Islamic and Persian culture. The author argues that there remains a Persian culture withi......more

Taheri gives a thorough analysis of the rise of the Khomeneinist regime and the political philosophy of the leaders it has put in power. Although he applies a Western Conservative bend to some of the interpretations of events in Iran, he is complete in his retelling of events and he provides a very......more