Drinking arak off an ayatollah's beard
Subtitle: a journey through the inside-out worlds of Iran and Afghanistan
By: Nicholas Jubber
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780306818844
Description: Documents the author's investigation of daily life in Iran and Afghanistan, from religious shrines to illegal dance parties, and his use of Ferdowsi's epic poem "Shāhnāmeh" as a key to past and present conflict in the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.