Azadeh Moaveni is an Iranian-American journalist raised in California. This is the story of her 2-year visit to Iran as a foreign correspondent. Her work is a delicate balance between reporting the truth and being under the omnipresent, threatening eyes of her government “minders,” who are on the lookout for stories critical of the Iranian administration. After finding love unexpectedly, her personal life is an even more delicate balance hiding her pregnancy (in Iran, an unwed, pregnant woman can face dire legal consequences) until such time as she can plan and execute her own wedding.

At times, I felt I might have benefited from reading Moaveni’s previous book, Lipstick Jihad, if only to provide some additional background information regarding her earlier life and career.

posted Jan 30, 2009 at 12:42PM

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