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RF-Frontend Design for Process-Variation-Tolerant Receivers

By: Pooyan Sakian,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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RF-Frontend Design for Process-Variation-Tolerant Receivers

By: Pooyan Sakian,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

This book discusses wireless receiver design challenges, given the shrinking of circuitry into ever-smaller sizes and resulting complications on manufacturability, production yield and end price of the products. Includes countermeasures for RF designers.

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1461421217

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Adaptive RF Front-Ends for Hand-held Applications

By: Andre van Bezooijen,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Adaptive RF Front-Ends for Hand-held Applications

By: Andre van Bezooijen,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

The RF front-end – antenna combination is a vital part of a mobile phone because its performance is very relevant to the link quality between hand-set and cellular network base-stations. The RF front-end performance suffers from changes in operating environment, like hand-effects, that are often unpredictable. Adaptive RF Front-Ends for Hand-Held Applications presents an analysis on the impact of fluctuating environmental parameters. In order to overcome undesired behavior two different adaptive control methods are treated that make RF frond-ends more resilient: adaptive impedance control, and adaptive power control. Several adaptive impedance control techniques are discussed, using a priori knowledge on matching network properties, in order to simplify robust 2-dimensional control. A generic protection concept is presented, based on adaptive power control, which improves the ruggedness of a power amplifier or preserves its linearity under extremes. It comprises over-voltage, over-temperature, and under-voltage protection.

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9048199352

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Time Multiplexed Beam-Forming with Space-Frequency Transformation

By: Wei Deng,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Time Multiplexed Beam-Forming with Space-Frequency Transformation

By: Wei Deng,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

This book describes a unique approach to smart receiver system design. It starts with the analysis of a very basic, single-path receiver structure, then using similar methods, extends the analysis to a more complicated multi-path receiver. Within the multi-path structure, two different types of phased –array architectures are discussed: Analog beam-forming, and digital beam-forming. The pros and cons are studied, and the gaps are identified. Whereas previous books in this area focus mainly on phased-array circuit implementations, this book fills a gap by providing a system-level approach and introduces new methods for developing smart systems.

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1461450462

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60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops

By: Hammad M. Cheema,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops

By: Hammad M. Cheema,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

Abstract This chapter lays the foundation for the work presented in latter chapters. The potential of 60 GHz frequency bands for high data rate wireless transfer is discussed and promising applications are enlisted. Furthermore, the challenges related to 60 GHz IC design are presented and the chapter concludes with an outline of the book. Keywords Wireless communication 60 GHz Millimeter wave integrated circuit design Phase-locked loop CMOS Communication technology has revolutionized our way of living over the last century. Since Marconi’s transatlantic wireless experiment in 1901, there has been tremendous growth in wireless communication evolving from spark-gap telegraphy to today’s mobile phones equipped with Internet access and multimedia capabilities. The omnipresence of wireless communication can be observed in widespread use of cellular telephony, short-range communication through wireless local area networks and personal area networks, wireless sensors and many others. The frequency spectrum from 1 to 6 GHz accommodates the vast majority of current wireless standards and applications. Coupled with the availability of low cost radio frequency (RF) components and mature integrated circuit (IC) techn- ogies, rapid expansion and implementation of these systems is witnessed. The downside of this expansion is the resulting scarcity of available bandwidth and allowable transmit powers. In addition, stringent limitations on spectrum and energy emissions have been enforced by regulatory bodies to avoid interference between different wireless systems.

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9048192803

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Analog Dithering Techniques for Wireless Transmitters

By: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Analog Dithering Techniques for Wireless Transmitters

By: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

This book describes innovative techniques and the theoretical background for design and analysis of high performance RF/Microwave transmitters. It introduces new, robust linearization/efficiency enhancement techniques, applicable to all of the switched mode power amplifiers. Novel analysis methods associated with these new techniques are also introduced and supporting measurement results are documented. Innovative graphical representation methods are used to help the reader understand the matter intuitively. Applications for the techniques discussed are very extensive, ranging from data convertors to RF/Microwave/mm-wave wireless/wire line transmitters. The authors have avoided using lengthy formulas in the discussion and have used an intuitive and simple approach to go through the necessary details. Readers will gain valuable understanding of the dither phenomenon, its mechanism, effect and undesired side effects. The novel architectures introduced are simple, don’t require complicated DSP techniques and are easy to implement.

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1461442176

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Adaptive Water Management

Concepts, Principles and Applications for Sustainable Development

By: Farideh Delavari Edalat,M. Reza Abdi

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Adaptive Water Management

Concepts, Principles and Applications for Sustainable Development

By: Farideh Delavari Edalat,M. Reza Abdi

This book explores a new framework of Adaptive Water Management (AWM) for evaluating existing approaches in urban water management. It highlights the need to adopt multidisciplinary strategies in water management while providing an in-depth understanding of institutional interactions amongst different water related sectors. The key characteristics of AWM i.e. polycentric governance, organisational flexibility and public participation are investigated and described through a critical review of the relevant literature. The book presents an empirical case study undertaken in a selected developing-country city to investigate the potential gaps between the current water management approaches and possible implementation of AWM. Feasibility of AWM operations is examined in an environment surrounded by established water management structure with centralised governance and an institutional process based on technical flexibility. The key elements of AWM performance are (re)structured and transformed into decision support systems. Multi criteria decision models are developed to facilitate quantification and visualization of the elements derived from the case study, which is involved with water companies and water consumers. The book describes how the concept of AWM, along with structuring suitable decision support systems, can be developed and applied to developing-country cities. The book highlights the barriers for applying the AWM strategies that include established centralised decision making, bureaucratic interactions with external organisations, lack of organisational flexibility within the institutions, and lack of recognition of public role in water management. The findings outline that despite the lack of adaptability in the current water management in the case study, as an example of developing countries, there are positive attitudes among water professionals and the public towards adaptability through public-institutional participation.

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3319641433

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Green Plant Extract-Based Synthesis of Multifunctional Nanoparticles and their Biological Activities

By: Seyed Morteza Naghib,Hamid Reza Garshasbi

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Green Plant Extract-Based Synthesis of Multifunctional Nanoparticles and their Biological Activities

By: Seyed Morteza Naghib,Hamid Reza Garshasbi

The convergence of nanotechnology with agriculture has transformed farming, while also impacting medicine, biotechnology and environmental science. Plant extracts isolated using new technologies have been used to successfully create new medicines for specific diseases. This book focuses on the eco-friendly synthesis of plant extracts. It provides information about multifunctional nanoparticles, and their versatile applications, including agriculture, food safety, and environmental remediation. The book aims to bridge the gap between nanotechnology and public perception, addressing concerns related to health and environmental impact. Themes within the book span across green synthesis techniques for noble metal nanoparticles, the crucial role of analytical methods in characterizing these "green nanomaterials," and the comprehensive examination of how nanoparticles interact with the human body. Furthermore, the intricate relationships between proteins and nanoparticles is highlighted to explain the physicochemical effects and toxicity of nanomaterials. Readers will learn about sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches for synthesizing nanoparticles, while getting a glimpse of the promising future of nanotechnology in agriculture and beyond.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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9815179160

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Cellular Learning Automata: Theory and Applications

By: Reza Vafashoar,Hossein Morshedlou,Alireza Rezvanian,Mohammad Reza Meybodi

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Cellular Learning Automata: Theory and Applications

By: Reza Vafashoar,Hossein Morshedlou,Alireza Rezvanian,Mohammad Reza Meybodi

This book highlights both theoretical and applied advances in cellular learning automata (CLA), a type of hybrid computational model that has been successfully employed in various areas to solve complex problems and to model, learn, or simulate complicated patterns of behavior. Owing to CLA’s parallel and learning abilities, it has proven to be quite effective in uncertain, time-varying, decentralized, and distributed environments. The book begins with a brief introduction to various CLA models, before focusing on recently developed CLA variants. In turn, the research areas related to CLA are addressed as bibliometric network analysis perspectives. The next part of the book presents CLA-based solutions to several computer science problems in e.g. static optimization, dynamic optimization, wireless networks, mesh networks, and cloud computing. Given its scope, the book is well suited for all researchers in the fields of artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning.

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Springer Nature

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3030531414

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The Life and Times of the Shah

By: Gholam Reza Afkhami

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The Life and Times of the Shah

By: Gholam Reza Afkhami

This epic biography, a gripping insider's account, is a long-overdue chronicle of the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. Gholam Reza Afkhami uses his unparalleled access to a large number of individuals—including high-ranking figures in the shah's regime, members of his family, and members of the opposition—to depict the unfolding of the shah's life against the forces and events that shaped the development of modern Iran. The first major biography of the Shah in twenty-five years, this richly detailed account provides a radically new perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, U.S.-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. It also sheds new light on what now drives political and cultural currents in a country at the heart of today's most perplexing geopolitical dilemmas.

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0520942167

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RF-Frontend Design for Process-Variation-Tolerant Receivers

By: Pooyan Sakian,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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RF-Frontend Design for Process-Variation-Tolerant Receivers

By: Pooyan Sakian,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

This book discusses a number of challenges faced by designers of wireless receivers, given complications caused by the shrinking of electronic and mobile devices circuitry into ever-smaller sizes and the resulting complications on the manufacturability, production yield, and the end price of the products. The authors describe the impact of process technology on the performance of the end product and equip RF designers with countermeasures to cope with such problems. The mechanisms by which these problems arise are analyzed in detail and novel solutions are provided, including design guidelines for receivers with robustness to process variations and details of circuit blocks that obtain the required performance level. Describes RF receiver frontends and their building blocks from a system- and circuit-level perspective; Provides system-level analysis of a generic RF receiver frontend with robustness to process variations; Includes details of CMOS circuit design at 60GHz and reconfigurable circuits at 60GHz; Covers millimeter-wave circuit design with robustness to process variations.

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1461421225

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Adaptive RF Front-Ends for Hand-held Applications

By: Andre van Bezooijen,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Adaptive RF Front-Ends for Hand-held Applications

By: Andre van Bezooijen,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Analog Dithering Techniques for Wireless Transmitters

By: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Analog Dithering Techniques for Wireless Transmitters

By: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Time Multiplexed Beam-Forming with Space-Frequency Transformation

By: Wei Deng,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Time Multiplexed Beam-Forming with Space-Frequency Transformation

By: Wei Deng,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Analog Dithering Techniques for Wireless Transmitters

By: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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Analog Dithering Techniques for Wireless Transmitters

By: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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1461442184

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60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops

By: Hammad M. Cheema,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops

By: Hammad M. Cheema,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur H.M. van Roermund

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Time Multiplexed Beam-Forming with Space-Frequency Transformation

By: Wei Deng,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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By: Wei Deng,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops

By: Hammad M. Cheema,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops

By: Hammad M. Cheema,Reza Mahmoudi,Arthur van Roermund

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Destiny's Game

By: Reza

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Destiny's Game

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Destiny's Game" started as a will. "I didn't have the life of a typical 15-year old, not only me but a lot of young people," recalls Reza. With no idea what would happen to him next, Reza began documenting the events and circumstances surrounding him. This collection of personal memoirs and travels begins in his native country of Iran and takes readers along on his twenty-five-year journey through Turkey, Eastern Europe and the United States. In "Destiny's Game," Reza uses his unique perspective to talk about his family in Iran and the Iranian social and political situation, including the revolution of 1979 and the start of the Iraq-Iran war in September 1980. "They (the Iranian people) were doing the wrong things for the right reasons. People didn't know what the Islamic republic meant," says Reza. It created dangerous socio-political turbulence that forced thousands of Iranian families to flee the country with their young sons and daughters. "Imagine you're sitting in Jr. High or High School and they (the revolutionary guards, Islamic fundamentalists) come to your class and say, "Who wants to go to heaven?" And, all the kids raise their hands and want the opportunity. It's a quick ticket, a short-cut. All they have to do is walk on an Iraqi mine field," explains Reza. He talks about foreign hypocrisy and, how his views evolved as he witnessed non-Iranian governments' manipulative efforts to exploit socio-political, cultural and economic affairs of Iran. Through this book, Reza hopes to inspire optimism and national unity, and promote fine moral etiquette and improved human rights. According the Reza, these are important fundamental qualities that the Iranian society and mainstream international governing bodies seriously lack.

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1413476112

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The Gardens of Consolation

By: Parisa Reza

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The Gardens of Consolation

By: Parisa Reza

A novel of love, family, and a fight for freedom in Iran featuring a “formidable and hard-to-forget heroine” (Publishers Weekly). In the early 1920s, in the remote Persian village of Ghamsar, two young people dreaming of a better life fall in love and marry. Sardar brings his bride, Talla, with him across the mountains to the suburbs of Tehran, where the couple settles down and builds a home. From the outskirts of the capital city, they will watch as the Qajar dynasty falls and Reza Khan rises to power as Reza Shah Pahlavi. Into this family of illiterate shepherds is born Bahram, a boy whose brilliance and intellectual promise are apparent from a very young age. As he grows older, Bahram will become a fervent follower of reformer Mohammad Mosaddegh and will participate firsthand in his country’s political and social upheavals, putting himself in mortal danger, in this prize-winning, “compelling book [that] raises important questions about indulgence, gender, community, and the impact of politics on everyday life” (Kirkus Reviews). “Exquisite . . . the narrative evolves from an intimate chronicle of Talla and Sardar’s provincial lives into a sweeping tour through early-20th-century Iran.” —The New York Times

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1609453581

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Survivor

By: Reza Fazeli,N. K. Hamilton

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Survivor

By: Reza Fazeli,N. K. Hamilton

Survivor" is the story of one man who grapples with idealism in the midst of events that shape Middle Eastern politics. Fazeli, an Iranian actor, director, and producer is brought into Khomeini's sphere, but flees the Shah's military might. Running from Khomeini's terrorists will prove even more difficult--and more deadly.

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140337628X

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A State of Fear - My 10 Years Inside Iran's Torture Jails

By: Dr Reza Ghaffari

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A State of Fear - My 10 Years Inside Iran's Torture Jails

By: Dr Reza Ghaffari

This is the book the Iranian authorities have been dreading you might one day read and have taken drastic measures to ensure that you don't. It is a story of such horrific brutality that anyone who was sceptical about claims that Iran is part of the 'axis of evil' will have that scepticism dispelled by the time they finish reading it. A real insight into the sickening torture jails of Iran and the gut-wrenching horror of the treatment dished out to political prisoners who oppose the regime, this does not make easy reading. Dr. Reza Ghaffari was a professor at the University of Tehran until his arrest in the spring of 1981, under suspicion of being a member of a banned socialist group. This is his story from the time of his arrest to his eventual escape a decade later. It recounts his experiences through ten years of torture and as a witness to, and near victim of, prison massacres. But the book is not merely a catalogue of atrocities. It is also one of triumph for integrity and the human spirit in the face of the utmost degradation. And there is comedy, as prisoners take firm hold of their sanity, entertain one another and come to terms with the absurd aspects of their predicament. Nothing like this book has ever been written. Nothing - in English or in Persian - has so comprehensively, so movingly or so colourfully portrayed prison conditions and the strength of those suffering them. It is horrific, enlightening and profound.The fatwa imposed by the then Supreme Leader of Iran against author Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses scared many publishers into refusing to print this book in English. In 1999 the Iranian authorities came looking for Dr. Ghaffari in London and he was moved to a 'safe house' by MI6 where he stayed for close to a year. After the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York the terrorist threat level in the UK was raised and Dr. Ghaffari was allowed back to his family with greater surveillance on his house. The years of torture have taken their toll on Dr. Ghaffari's health but he has refused to be cowed down and is as determined as ever that his story should be told.

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Metro Publishing

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1857827163

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Survivor

By: Reza Fazeli,N. K. Hamilton

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Survivor

By: Reza Fazeli,N. K. Hamilton

Survivor" is the story of a man who grappled with idealism in the midst of events that now shape Middle Eastern politics. Fazeli, whose fame as Iranian actor brought him into Khomeini's sphere, had already fled the Shah's military might. Running from Khomeini's terrorists would prove even more difficult and more deadly.

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140332445X

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These Wonderful People 

By: Reza Kianian 

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These Wonderful People 

By: Reza Kianian 

Reza Kianian is a prominent actor in Iran, known for his notable achievements in acting in major distinguished roles, multiple awards, painting, sculpting, and set design talents. This book shares his humorous and thought-provoking encounters with various individuals throughout his life. Kianian's fame and success highlight his exceptional talent and dedication.

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1915557038

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Nuage rose

et autres nouvelles

By: Ali-Reza MAHMOUDI IRANMEHR

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Nuage rose

et autres nouvelles

By: Ali-Reza MAHMOUDI IRANMEHR

Ces magnifiques nouvelles, à la fois fortes et poétiques, nous parlent de la guerre, de la mort, de la souffrance, mais aussi du désir, de la joie, de l'espérance - et nous font découvrir un jeune auteur iranien de grand talent.

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2815906805

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9782815906807

From Iran to America: Mahnaz and Shirin - A Love Story

By: Reza Mashayekhi

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From Iran to America: Mahnaz and Shirin - A Love Story

By: Reza Mashayekhi

This fictional story is loosely based on true events that have taken place beginning in the 1950's in Iran and continuing up until the present in the United States.Some of these events happened in the author's life, and the rest are what he is aware of. Fictional elements and characters have been incorporated, in order to better convey the author's intended message in a smooth storyline.The main purpose of the book is to provide the reader a window into some aspects of life and upbringing in the Middle East, and especially in Iran. In addition, the author hopes to raise awareness of some issues faced by foreigners anywhere.The recounting of real events in a human life invariably includes moments of sadness. In order to strike a balance, a conscious effort has been made to add elements of humor even amid dire circumstances.For the benefit of readers who are not native English speakers, and in keeping with the author's fascination with idioms and expressions, an additional index has been included to help the reader understand expressions encountered in this book which may not be familiar.

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0982773668

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Veiled Souls

By: Katrin Kassiri,Reza Safarnejad

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Veiled Souls

By: Katrin Kassiri,Reza Safarnejad

In 1976 Iran is a peaceful, prosperous and westernized country. Katrin is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Northern Iran in a family who follows a minority religion known as the Bahai religion. Katrins seventeen-year-old sister, Nassrin, commits suicide when Katrins father disapproves of Nassrins relationship with Hossein, who came from a Moslem family. As the family works through their grief, Irans political situation destabilizes when various political factions such as pro-democracy students and Islamic fundamentalists vie to overthrow the government through a violent revolution. The bloody revolution is followed by a full-scale war with Iraq, as Irans government cracks down on the civil rights of its citizens and openly discriminates against Bahais. Katrin, who sees no future for herself in Iran, decides to leave for the United States, but she has to brave a trip through the desert of Eastern Iran into Pakistan with the aid of drug traffickers.

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1424104823

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