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There’s a country that was once rooted in a movement around social justice and political freedom.
That country? It’s Iran in 1979 during the revolution.<\/p>\n

The path from 1979, with the toppling of a monarch, through the decades of oppression and economic turmoil that followed, to this current moment, is mapped out in the book: \u201cStolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter and co-author Yeganeh Torbati about her new book, which follows six ordinary Iranians who \u2014 through their lived experiences \u2014 provide rare insight into the hopes and fears of people living from the revolution through decades of turmoil.<\/p>\n

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There’s a country that was once rooted in a movement around social justice and political freedom.
That country? It’s Iran in 1979 during the revolution.<\/p>\n

The path from 1979, with the toppling of a monarch, through the decades of oppression and economic turmoil that followed, to this current moment, is mapped out in the book: \u201cStolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter and co-author Yeganeh Torbati about her new book, which follows six ordinary Iranians who — through their lived experiences — provide rare insight into the hopes and fears of people living from the revolution through decades of turmoil.<\/p>\n

Email the show at\u00a0sourcesandmethods@npr.org<\/a><\/p>\n

NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. 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