For those of you who have not given up on me yet, I am busy with renovation and have decidedly cut the internet off of my evening hours. This has given me the chance to read Iranian books and I am reading the letters of Simin Daneshvar to her husband Jalal Ale-Ahmad during her 9 months trip to Stanford University (CA) in 1952.
The letters are important as the reflect the views of one of the pioneering Iranian female academics encountering the post-war America. They are also important because they give a sense of general political mood of the US intellectuals about Iran in years prior to the 1953-coup. In some ways it is retrospective history.
I will be translating excerpt of this book and will share them with you.In the meanwhile, you can familiarize yourself with Daneshvar's literary work here.
The Jewish American journalism pushback against the monopolization of American media and foreign policy ( the politicization of nonpartisan govt positions ) by the neocons has begun.
ReplyDeleteWhether or not they'll be seen on cable is questionable.
Heh.