From his vantage point at the break-up of the old regime, Kapuscinski gives us a compelling history of conspiracy, repression, fanatacism, and revolution.

    A CRY FROM THE HEART: The Baha'is in Iran by William Sears 1982 Softcover 219 pages George Ronald publisher, Oxford UK

    He discloses for the first time what Khomeini's forces knew about American intentions and how they uncovered our secrets.The author is a working journalist. He served as a minister of foreign affairs and minister of information for Gamel Abdel Nasser and was editor of Al Ahram, the leading newspaper of the Arab world, prior to his arrest by Anwar Sadat in 1981.