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Author Fassaie, Saeed, author

Title Rising from the shadows : revolution, war and the journey that made me / Saeed Fassaie
Published Cremorne, N.S.W. : Richmond Ventures, 2015

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Contents Foreword; Prologue; 1. FUGITIVE; 2. RETURNING HOME; 3. HANNA; 4. WAR; 5. SHAHAB; 6. TURKEY; 7. BUCHAREST; 8. ADMISSION; 9. UNIVERSITY; 10. MIGRATION; 11 . A NEW BEGINNING; 12. FIRST JOB IN OZ; 13. MY AUSSIE FRIEND; 14. EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS; 15. THE SUN STILL IN THE SKY; Epilogue; Acknowledgments
Summary Every politician, every soldier, every doctor, every social worker, every refugee, every school child ... actually, every Australian needs to read this book.' - Dr Charlie Teo. Saeed gives a compelling account of his life through revolution and war, love, camaraderie, immigration, the hardships and sacrifices which stretch far back into his past, like footprints on his long and extraordinary journey. After the 1979 Revolution in Iran, as a young political activist campaigning for freedom and democracy, he was hunted mercilessly by the militia and the Islamic Regime. Unable to complete his schoo
Analysis Australian
Subject Iranians -- Australia -- Biography
Iranians -- Migrations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
Iranians
Iranians -- Migrations
SUBJECT Iran -- History -- 1979-
Subject Australia
Iran
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
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