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    The Persian dreams Book II, Babak: 2
    The Persian dreams Book II, Babak: 2
    The Persian dreams Book II, Babak: 2
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    The Persian dreams Book II, Babak: 2

    By Maryam Tabibzadeh

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    In an era of great social change, Talah's first son struggles with his faith as he becomes involved in a heated love affair.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaryam Tabibzadeh
    Release dateJul 19, 2017
    ISBN9781386904465
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      The Persian dreams Book II, Babak - Maryam Tabibzadeh

      Early Praise for 

      Persian Dreams:

      Persian Dreams, Tabibzadeh’s quietly powerful debut novel  weaves the stories of various Iranian women in the early twentieth century rying to gain rights in a strictly patriarchal society

      The story’s hero-ine, Nosha, wants to become a medical doctor an  ambitious desire in an era governed by conservative tradition. 

      Tabibzadeh delicately takes the reader through a personal

      history of Iranian women’s rights: from the years of traditional 

      obedience at the mercy of their husbands and fathers at the turn

      of the century to the 70’s, when it was common practice

      for women to vote, go to college, and choose their own spouses. 

      Each story uniquely manifests the courage of women brave enough to protest against a violent,  abusive, male-dominated 

      society.

      At the same time, the author presents the beauty  of Persian poetry and its role as the voice of an oppressed nation crying 

      for change.

      Tabibzadeh’s elaborate and lavish descriptions of places,

      events, and characters take the reader into the heart of Persian

      culture; with the book’s conclusion comes a real understanding 

      of the struggle Iranian women have gone through, and the

      history behind their hard-won rights so far!

      Shahnaz Peyman

      Pal Alto, California

      A sweeping tale of romance and adventure. 

      That’s often what we hear with regard to works

      Depicting foreign lands, broken hearts, and love unrequited. 

      Maryam Tabibzadeh incorporates so much more in her

      achingly visual recounting of life in Iran across the vivid

      political and cultural span of the last century.  She gives 

      voice to the struggles of women wanting to be heard, to be 

      counted, and to be loved and offers answers through

      the eyes of men shaped by a nation that no longer 

      exists. The stories and there are several are wrapped

      in the lilting poetry of Persia.

      I suggest you read it in a quiet secluded place, so you can hear the movement of the sand...

      Alexis Dobbins

      CEO, writeRelations.com

      Acknowledgements

      I would, first of all, like to acknowledge the efforts of my   daugh ter, Sheila Mahoutchian, who inspired the creation of this

      book. She painted a picture of the day my book would be 

      published and  asked me how I felt about it as if it really 

      happened.  This  inspiration was  what stirred the book that 

      follows.  She also put forth much effort  throughout the

      process of  creating it, from designing both the cover and interior to overlooking the editing process.

      I am proud of her persistence, and her artistic and

      thoughtful work.

      Many thanks to Shahnaz Peyman, Alexis Dobbins and   Maggie Campbell for their early readings of my book and 

      their helpful in-sights and suggestions. Also to Iraj Shamas 

      for helping my research on Persian poets in preparing the

      reference at the end of the book.

      Finally I’d like to thank the rest of my family and friends  for the encouragements and love I received before and while 

      writing this book. I especially thank those friends who gave

      me positive feedback on my Persian publications and 

      the special one  who told me, "You have to write more, 

      because you can make magic come true."

      Dedication

      I dedicate Persian Dreams to my daughters, Sheila and Tara,

      whose encouragements and love gave me the courage 

      and inspiration to write.

      Babak

      He was eight when his stormy life began. When his father became

      ill he was devastated. Then when he died he felt completely lost. He

      was very bright and smart. By the age of eight he could read com-

      plex things, and wrote with the most beautiful handwriting. He also

      loved his father’s profession. He would talk to him for hours, asking

      him about the causes of different diseases and how to cure them. But

      when he died, there was a void in the young boy’s life and a secret

      desire to become a doctor like his father.

      The events following his father’s death did not turn in his favor.

      His brother-in-law forced him to go to a religious school. After his

      mom remarried he told his step-father Ali about his wish to be a doc-

      tor. Ali tried, but unsuccessfully, to convince everyone to send Babak

      and Afshin abroad with money from the sale of their orchard. Shigh

      objected so fiercely that he had to stay in Pasargad and was forced to

      go to theology school. However, he was not very good at it, and left

      the school after a few years. When he reached the age of eighteen, Ali

      told him it was time for him to work and earn his own money.

      He did not know where to go but Shiva was looking to hire someone

      to take care of her farmland. He took the job from his sister and went

      to live to the village where the farm was located. While he worked,

      and in his free time, he spent his time reading and thinking about

      his country’s current affairs. The end of the First World War brought

      a wind of change to Persia. The monarchy of 250 years was deposed

      and a soldier named Reza Khan Pahlavi had come on the scene. His

      time as a war minister had proved his ability to mobilize people and

      to make progress. He was seeking the presidency and wanted Persia

      to become a republic, but the clergy was opposed to this idea and

      proposed that he become the new monarch. So when the houses of

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      representatives at the time voted for him, he became a new monarch.

      His ambition fulfilled, he started to force his new ideas. For example,

      he implemented a mandatory draft of young Persian men into the

      armed forces, which was met with mixed feelings.

      Also, at the same time, nobody knew the exact number of Persians

      in the population or their ages. There were no statistics to plan for the

      future. One of the first steps the new king took was to form an office

      of vital registration.This office was supposed to register vital data, such

      as birth dates, marriages, divorces, and deaths. For this purpose the

      government started to hire qualified people. This was done by taking

      an entrance exam. Babak registered for the exam and was accepted.

      He was sent to another town in Pars province called Kazeroon.

      At that time it was unusual for one to work outside of his home-

      town, and his mother and sister were not happy about his decision.

      They tried to make him change his mind, but he told them that he

      did not want to work at the farm anymore, only to hear Shigh com-

      plain all the time, and because of this, he wanted to leave. They had

      no choice. His mother, seeing his determination, tried to give him a

      reason to stay, asking him to marry her nine-year-old orphan niece,

      who did not have much in the world, only a devoted mother who

      went anywhere she went and a small piece of farmland. But Babak

      refused, saying, "She is only a child, Mother! I will not marry a nine-

      year-old child." Afshin, who was there, told his mother that he liked

      Battol and wanted to marry her. Talah was pleased to hear that, since

      she liked her niece, and felt sorry for her.

      But with no other reason to keep Babak in Pasargad, she had to

      accept her son’s decision. And with that, Babak went to start his new

      life in Kazeroon.

      Kazeroon

      Life in that small city for a single man was not fun at first, but soon

      enough, life would bring a surprise for him. He started taking music

      lessons to play the tar, an old Persian instrument. If you understand

      the Islamic laws and how they prohibit music, you can understand

      the character of the few brave ones who tried to learn and play it.

      Mostly this was in hidden spaces, where only men attended. Even

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