Green Ribbons and Turbans: Young Iranians Against the Mullahs

by Armin Arefi

Book Overview

During the last presidential election in Iran, nonviolent protestors defied the mullahs' power by wearing green ribbons on their wrists. In June of 2009, the inhabitants of Tehran were living underground to escape the government's authority, strangled by interdictions, dreaming of freedom and revolution. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and desperate to maintain his power, defeated his opponent, Mahmoud Mousavi, by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611453194
• ISBN13: 9781611453195
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.2"