Event Title
Let Us Water the Flowers: The Memoir of a Political Prisoner in Iran
Description
The 1980s were the bloodiest decade in Iranís recent history. Based on his memoir, Let Us Water the Flowers, Jafar Yaghoobi will recount the 1979 revolution, the torture, arrests and mass killings under the regime of Ayatollah Khomeini, to the struggle that continues for freedom, democracy and justice with the youth of Iran. His story seeks to understand the complexities of Iranian politics and the nature of the current regime, many of whose leaders were involved in the events described February 15 "Doing Good in Africa: Lessons from traditional agencies of self-help in the continent."
Document Type
Event
Start Date
29-2-2012 12:00 PM
End Date
29-2-2012 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Political prisoners--iran
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Khomeini, Ruhollah
Geographic Coverage
Iran--History--1979-1997; Iran--Politics and government--1979-1997
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Iran, Iranian politics
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Let Us Water the Flowers: The Memoir of a Political Prisoner in Iran
Fairhaven College Auditorium
The 1980s were the bloodiest decade in Iranís recent history. Based on his memoir, Let Us Water the Flowers, Jafar Yaghoobi will recount the 1979 revolution, the torture, arrests and mass killings under the regime of Ayatollah Khomeini, to the struggle that continues for freedom, democracy and justice with the youth of Iran. His story seeks to understand the complexities of Iranian politics and the nature of the current regime, many of whose leaders were involved in the events described February 15 "Doing Good in Africa: Lessons from traditional agencies of self-help in the continent."
