Conversations with History - Roya Hakakian

Identity, Freedom, and Revolution
Roya Hakakian, author

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Roya Hakakian whose book "Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran," chronicles her intellectual odyssey from teenage rebel to Iranian-American writer. In the conversation, Roya Hakakian reflects on the craft of writing, the importance of poetry in Iranian culture, the betrayal of the revolution by the Ayatollahs and the impact of the revolution on the Jewish community in Iran. She also compares the struggle within both Islam and Judaism as young people reconcile modernity with religious identity.

Recorded March 4, 2009
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[ModernPharaoh77]

Thanks so much UC BerKeley for making this series available on youtube! absolutley one of the best channels for ppl interested in history & politics! 5 Stars!

[mrsantaray]

Another in an impressive line of Persian writers worth reading.

[Parvizbabak1350]

perfect for these series of programmes

[nn3]

as iranian who lived there for 23 years,i can say what ever she said was right.

[Glenmed]

Total respect for both participants. A lesson, if ever I heard one, in lucidity, erudition, sensitivity and insight.

[juhahn]

big thanks for all the posts of this program.

[beatlefied70]

This is too Michael Jackson for me!!