Western Countries Regard Iran as Their Colony

Western Countries Regard Iran as Their Colony -1- Copyright © 2021 Peyman ADL DOUSTI HAGH All Rights Reserved ISBN: 9798783576850 -2- -3- -4- I love Iran, and Iranians forever. -5- This book is dedicated to my father Taghi ADL DOUSTI HAGH and my mother Mehrangiz BARAHMAN -6- Book Review: The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran Book Reviewer's Objective: Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere appeared on TEDx (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talk. Dr. Revere discussed the U.S. is having kidneys issues and can be solved by following the Islamic Republic of Iran's organ harvesting model. Dr. Fry-Revere lacked insightful information that Iranians sold their kidneys due to the financial crisis. Iranians are unwilling participants, and the economic forces send them to the surgery tables. Dr. Fry-Revere begins to examine the societal impact of the 1979 Revolution on women's rights. She concluded that women did not have equal rights as men. Last, Dr. Fry-Revere discusses Dr. Bahar Bastani ( Iranian family would not name their male child Bahar) means spring. Bahar is a female name. Bastani means ancient. Therefore, Bastani is hiding his last name.) about social issues and concludes that Mr. Bastani is not a modern and progressive person. Last, the western countries see Iran as their colony and think Iran can solve their problems. During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Iranians went to Europe with all expenses paid for and had done the kidney surgery and women's rights protected during the secular state of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. Iran became a backward country because from January 04th to January 07th 1979, Helmut Schmidt, Jimmy Carter, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and James Callaghan attended the Guadeloupe Conference to discuss several issues plus doing regime change in Iran. If the above political actors did not change in Iran, Iranian women's rights would be protected and equal to men's. -7- Doctor Sigrid Fry-Revere Background: The author of the book is Doctor Sigrid Fry-Revere, a medical ethicist and lawyer. She has worked on many issues in patient care ethics but most recently has been working on the rights of living organ donors. She has written four books, the most recent is The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran (2014), resulting in a TEDMED talk given at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in 2014. Her research in Iran also resulted in two academic articles published in 2018. -8- -9- - 10 - - 11 - A Lamp on a Stand: Luke 8:16-18 "No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light. For nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them."1 The Cover of the Book: The US flag: The national US flag consists of white stars (50 since July 04 th, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 alternating stripes, seven red and six white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states. The flag's widthto-length ratio is 10 to 19.2 1 Bible gateway passage: Luke 8:16-21 - new international version. Bible Gateway. (n.d.). https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/? search=Luke+8%3A16-21&version=NIV. 2 Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Flag of the United states of America. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-theUnited-States-of-America. - 12 - The book's cover changes the US flag from blue canton to green. Hasan Abbasi is an Iranian political strategist and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer and head of its think-tank 'Center for Borderless Security Doctrinal Analysis.' Abbasi is primarily known for delivering speeches on economics, history, and politics. Abbasi, in his speech, explicitly says that a day will come that the Shia sect of Islam's flag will be installed at the rooftop of the White House. When I saw the US flag's colour change from blue to green, Abbasi's - 13 - voice resonated with me that the US would become part of ShiaIslam one day. In 2014 "The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran" was published; it has ten chapters, plus the book's conclusion. Thus, it has eleven chapters. Last, it has 236 pages. Project Life Cycle: From November 14th, 2008 to January 01st, 2009 (page xi). She travelled to six Iranian cities to explore the market for human organs. Random Collection of Samples: "I collected over 100 hours of filmed interviews and over 200 transplant stories, primarily from those who had sold their kidneys or were in the process of arranging such as a sale. Later, in August 2011, Simin Golestani (an intern at the Center for Ethical Solutions, which I run) travelled to Tehran to visit family and to do follow-up telephone interviews with the kidney sellers and recipients I had interviewed. (page xi) Vision Statement: "Iran-in search of a solution to a serious medical ethics problem: How can we solve the US organ shortage? How can we save the more than a hundred thousand Americans who need organs right now? Might Iran, of all places, hold clues to the solutions? (page xv)" Ability to Think Critically: She is a retired lawyer and capable of thinking critically. She is fully aware of the notion of credibility. "Were the rich exploiting the poor? Was the government forcing people to sell their kidneys? Were drug addicts selling their kidneys to support their habits, or worse, forcing relatives to do so? Were kidney sellers dying for lack of post-operative care? And where the - 14 - desperately poor selling their kidneys only to find themselves in more debt than before? (page xv) Mission Statement: "I experienced firsthand the fear of losing a loved one to kidney disease. My son Ian, at just ten months old, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Surgeons operated and removed his left kidney. They told me the functioning of his good kidney would need to be monitored closely and that Ian would probably need dialysis and a kidney transplant by the time he was a teenager. (xv)" "No one had interviewed actual or potential kidney sellers. Iranians had conducted some regional studies that involved donor and recipient interviews, but no national studies and no studies had done by Westerners. I left my job at Cato because-among other reasons-the Institute's administration didn't want me to continue researching Iran's kidney market. I suspect this was because it was politically risky to suggest that Iran might be doing something right after all." (page xvi-xvii) Page 24. Enigma Solved: Peyman's input: Iranians in the diaspora feel a disconnect between US politicians and Iranians who want peace for Iran. The author's account of how she met Dr. Bastani sheds light on the mystery of how the Islamic Republic of Iran is controlling the US power elite. According to Dr. C. Wright Mills, "The Power Elite" in the US controls every facet of life in the US by controlling the US legislative body. The author is a white female person whose father has a Ph.D. in Political Science. Therefore, she comes from a white privilege family and connects with elite Iranians in the US. - 15 - The elite Iranians are not in favour of peace in Iran. The elite Iranians in the US believe in the philosophy of Realpolitik. The elite Iranians are in the US to shape the US legislative body's policy which is not posing a threat to Iran's mischievous policies. Therefore, the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue its Realpolitik. My friend Alison Griffin, the daughter of the former head of NASA, Michael D. Griffin, remembered an Iranian engineer who visited the house when she was a little girl. She contacted her father, who introduced me to Professor Asef, who passed my note to inquiry about Iran to his physician daughter, Nassim. Before I knew it, I was getting emails from Iranian expats all over the United States and even Europe interested in hearing more about my research and eager to help arrange interviews and come along as translators. (page xvii) "Of those who contacted me, I decided Dr. Bahar Bastani would be the best choice to accompany me on my trip: First, he was a nephrologist-a kidney specialist-who taught in the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Louis University." (page xvii) Why Iran? The author says: Why did I feel compelled to take this trip to Iran? Because tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of deaths among the US dialysis patients might have been preventable, but no one seemed to be looking for answers in the country in the world where virtually everyone who needs a kidney transplant gets one. (Page 3) The author says that the United States has vast religious, cultural, and political differences. (Page 7) International Relations Terminology: Peyman's input: Intersubjective "meanings are ideas and concepts that are shared and held in common, and from these, we can understand action and behaviour. "3 3 Collins, A. (2009). Contemporary security Studies edited by Alan Collins. Oxford University Press. - 16 - For example, the US and Canada are less likely to go into a war against each other because the US and Canada speak the English language; they are Christian countries, they are part of NATO. Therefore, the US and Iran do not share any value. It is easy for her to exploit Iranians and see Iranians as an object to respond to the American kidney shortage. The Governing Body of the US Regarding Kidney Transplant: "Cadaver kidney transplantation was developing rapidly in the United States, yet in 1982 there were only 5000 kidney transplants, and cadaver organs had been harvested from a dismal 1 out 10 potential deceased donors. By 1983, when Congress held its first hearings on how to solve the organ shortage, there were 70, 000 Americans on dialysis and 10, 000 or more actively waiting for a kidney. It was in this climate that Dr. Barry Jacobs developed his business plan. He proposed that the government pay living kidney donors, many if not most of whom would come from developing countries. The government would have to spend relatively little to compensate such donors for every $1000 used to purchase a kidney, Dr. Jacobs calculated that $15,000 or more would be saved in dialysis costs." (Page 5) In reaction to Dr. Jacobs' plan, witness after witness testified that there was no need to consider organ sales, and some strongly urged Congress to ban any such enterprise on moral grounds. Dr. Paul Terasaki, president of the Transplantation Society, wrote on behalf of three main American transplant societies that physicians "strongly condemn the recent scheme for commercial purchase of organs from living donors. This completely morally and ethically irresponsible proposal is rejected as abhorrent by all members of the transplantation Societies." (Page 5) "Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984. The law prohibits paying for organs, imposing a potential fine of $50,000 and a maximum sentence of five years in prison." (Page 6) - 17 - What Does Cause a Kidney Health Issue? According to the author: "ever-growing diabetes and hypertension epidemic continually increased the number of people who could benefit from a kidney transplant." (Page 6) Why do not Iran have a shortage of kidney? Because Iranian food consumption is different than American food culture. Iranian food culture does not have sugar. Iranian food culture involves sour food ingredients. The author says: "Steve called out, "Get me a soda, will you?" I took a three-step detour to the kitchen. Soda was easy to find: It was pretty much the only thing in his kitchen aside from a box of crackers. "Steve, why don't you have any food?" "Never have much. I'll go to the store later." I looked at his cane dubiously. "How do you do it?" "Just a bag or two at a time. One roll of toilet paper, one can of beer...You get the picture." (Page 9) Peyman's input: As a result, if Americans begin to change their diets from an unhealthy diet to a healthy diet, the kidney shortage will become less severe than it is now. Her Justification to Pursue the Policy of Kidney Purchase: "Now, in ways Congress could not have imagined in 1983, the black market in kidneys exploits hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Those who illegally sell their kidneys suffer crude surgical techniques, infections, unsupervised recoveries, and the threat of criminal sanctions if they are caught-which is likely, if they seek follow-up care. All the while, they are also at the mercy of organ brokers who frequently don't pay what they've promised, if they pay at all." (Page 7) - 18 - To Prove that Rich People Exploit Poor People: The author knows well that financially vulnerable individuals sell their kidneys in return for cash to pay their bills. The author knows well selling kidneys is not a long-term solution. It is a short-term solution for individuals struggling to pay their bills. "Were the rich exploiting the poor? Was the government forcing people to sell their kidneys? Were drug addicts selling their kidneys to support their habits, or worse, forcing relatives to do so? Were kidney sellers dying for lack of post-operative care? And where the desperately poor selling their kidneys only to find themselves in more debt than before? (page xv) "Cathy, an intern at the Center for Ethical Solutions, pulled me back from my contemplative isolation...would it be safe for me to sell my kidney?...she hesitated but went on to tell me that she was recently divorced, jobless, and had three children: that it was very difficult to make ends meet; and that she was at George Mason University finishing her masters in international policy, but as of yet, had no job prospect...Steve offered her $90,000 if she were willing to give him one of her kidneys" (Page 16) Peyman's input: The US has the number one economy globally. Cathy should not be asking the author about selling her kidney to Steve. The story does not add up. The US political apparatus is healthy and does not illustrate it is going through any transformation. Snapshot of Iran's Economy: The author says: Iran has a population of 77 million..." Iran is resource-rich, but its people are relatively poor. Iran has the secondlargest oil and natural gas reserve in the world after Saudi Arabia, but its population is impoverished both by Western standards and by the standards of its oil-rich neighbours. The average individual income in Iran in 2009 was a little over $3000 per year, compared - 19 - with $20,000 in Saudi Arabia and $39,000 in the United States. All these statistics began to put into perspective what Dr. Ghods had told me about the Iranian kidney market. In Iran, the going rate for a kidney is the equivalent of about $5000-more than most Iranians make a year." (Page 22) Peyman's input: The author admits here two ideas. One, poverty is a source of kidney selling in Iran. Last, Iran has all the resources to have a vibrant economy during the Pahlavi Dynasty. With the help of Iranians, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was able to make Iran's currency one of the global currencies which could be exchanged at any financial institute. The Islamic Republic of Iran is an oligarchy system. Iran's funds are not allocated toward the economic properties of Iranians. The funds are hidden in the Western financial institutes and building the Western countries' infrastructures like HWY 407 in the province of Ontario. In March 2006, Export Development Canada ("Export Development Canada is Canada's export credit agency and a state-owned enterprise wholly owned by the Government of Canada. Its mandate is to support and develop trade between Canada and other countries, and help Canada's competitiveness in the international marketplace.") released a report about socio-economic inequality in Iran. The report says that 75% of Iran's wealth control by 10% of Iran's population, and 25% of Iran's wealth control by 90% of Iran's population. Peyman's input: The income inequality gap between rich and poor is vast. 10% of the clerics and like-minded individuals own 75% of Iran's wealth. - 20 - - 21 - How Did the Author Acquire the Knowledge? Prophet Mohammad..." the caliphate system of government he had established in Medina: a constitutional republic based on Sharia, or Islamic law. But those who later became known as the Shia insisted that rulers put into power after the Prophet Mohammad's death be imams-that is, direct biological descendants of Mohammad who are purified and fully knowledgeable in religious law. The Sunnis did not consider such qualifications necessary and instead chose their leaders from pre-Islamic Arab aristocracy without requiring a biological tie to Mohammad." (Page 23) When I (Peyman) read this paragraph, I asked myself who was teaching these ideas to her? There are three problems with the paragraph. Problem number one: What is a government? Political parties form a government employing elections, and the state cannot create a political party or a government. Thus, Mohammad did not have a governmental system. What is a constitution? A constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. Mohammad did not have a governing body to limit his political power. He was the sealed prophet of Allah. The notion of the constitution has a secular connotation, and it cannot be mixed with a religious system. Human history recorded the notion of the constitution at the time of the Magna Carta "Great Charter" is a document guaranteeing English political liberties that were drafted at Runnymede, a meadow by the River Thames, and signed by King John on June 15th, 1215, under pressure from his rebellious barons. The document limited the - 22 - power of King John,4 and today, legal scholars are using the Magna Carta to draft a constitution and alter a section of the constitution. What does republic mean? Republic means a state where the people and their elected representatives hold supreme power and have an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. Did Mohammad know the political apparatus of a republic? No. What kind of a political system did Mohammad have on his mind? Mohammad was a political figure who revolted against the establishment because people worshiped idols.5 He wanted people to worship one God and rejected the polytheistic religious system. 6 Mohammad did not have a political structure in his mind. When he became an influential political figure,7 he wanted to unify Arab tribes and create a country. When Mohammad was alive, there was no republic system. Thus, he wanted a totalitarian regime because he was a sealed prophet. He did not tolerate Jewish and Christian in Saudi Arabia and persecuted them.8 4 East India Publishing Company. (n.d.). Magna Carta: And the Disorganized Constitution of the United Kingdom of Great Britain . 5 YouTube. (2021, August 6). The history of Islam & the West | Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the revolt of Islam | Parable. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7aQE1Y8aUY. 6 YouTube. (2021, August 6). The history of Islam & the West | Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the revolt of Islam | Parable. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7aQE1Y8aUY. 7 YouTube. (2021, August 6). The history of Islam & the West | Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the revolt of Islam | Parable. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7aQE1Y8aUY. 8 YouTube. (2021, August 6). The history of Islam & the West | Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the revolt of Islam | Parable. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7aQE1Y8aUY. - 23 - What are Islamic laws? Islamic law, or Sharia law, is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the hadith. What are Islamic laws? Islamic law, or Sharia law, is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the hadith. The author of this book's remark resonates with what I experienced in Iran. She remarks on Islamic laws as a constitution. The author is trying to make Mohammad a modern political figure with no political merit. Problem number two: Division of Islam: Islam has two sects, Shia, which means minority and Sunni, following the tradition. The Shia sect claims the event of Ghadir Khumm refers to a sermon delivered by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad at the pond of Khumm, shortly before his death in 632 CE. According to Shia Islam, in the speech, Muhammad announced Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The Shia community claims that when Saint Ali (Imam. If you call Khomeini Imam, it means headmaster) washed Mohammad's body for burial. Abu Bakr declared himself as the head of Arab tribes because Mohammad was his son-in-law. Ali remained silent. Umer and Osman became heads of the Arab tribes. Eventually, Ali became the head of Arab tribes. Problem number three: The author says: "direct biological descendants of Mohammad who are purified and fully knowledgeable in religious law." The above theological notion developed post Muhammad's death. The theological idea is called the Fourteen Infallible or Innocence. - 24 - The Fourteen Infallible or Innocence developed by Shia sect Muslims adhere to Twelve Saints. Muhammad, his daughter Fatima Zahra, and the Twelve Imams are considered infallible under the theological concept of Ismah. Accordingly, they have the power to sin but can avoid doing so by their nature, which is regarded as a miraculous gift from God. The Infallibles are believed to follow only God's desire in their actions because of their supreme righteousness, consciousness, and love for God. They are also regarded as immune to error in practical matters, calling people to religion, and perceiving divine knowledge. Some Twelver Shia believes the Fourteen Infallibles are superior to the rest of creation and the other major prophets. "Ayatollahs are highly trained in Islamic theology and jurisprudence (essentially mullahs with Ph.D.s). Iranian mullahs and ayatollahs who believe their lineage traces back to one of the twelve Shia imams qualify to wear a black rather than a white turban." (Page 23) Questions: 1.Is there a genealogy system to trace someone to one of the Saints? 2. When I lived in Iran, the black turban meant that his family background would go to Muhammad. This was why the black turban has the title of Mr. or Arabic word Sayyid. 3. The title of mullah does not mean a person has a Ph.D. in the study of theology. For example, Ebrahim Raisi, who wears a black turban, has his grade six, went to the Qom, and attended non-accredited theology courses. 4. Mullah Hasan Rohani claims to have a Ph.D. from England. When he met the Prime Minister of England, Boris Johnson, Rohani could not utter one English word to Johnson. What does Ayatollah mean? 1.Ayat is an Arabic word; it means sign. 2.Ollah means Allah. - 25 - According to Islamic law, Islam is a monotheistic faith, and no one shall associate anything with Allah. Islam has five pillars, and the first pillar of Islam is the unity of Allah, and anyone found to associate anything with Allah is deemed blasphemy. The last rite for a Muslim person to recite is the affirmation that there is no Allah, but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger. Mullahs love to use Arabic words because most Iranians won't understand what those words mean. Thus, it is an easy way to exploit the masses. Bigot Author: The author says: "Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan are predominately Sunni, but Saudi Arabia is Arab. Afghanistan comprises Pashtun and Tajik tribes (among others) who speak languages derived from Persian. I imagine Iranians seeing Saudi Arabia as the big, arrogant, threatening stepfather, but Afghanistan more as an embarrassing half-sibling whom they alternate between wanting to protect and disown." (Page 24) When I read this author's statement, it brought feelings for me. I am a victim of racism in Canada; people reject me in Canada because I speak the English language with an accent, have a dark complexion, which society refused to accept. As a person, the movie "Not Without My Daughter" became a capstone of my identity in society as everyone rejected me. I concluded, Americans are natural-born bigots. When she wrote this book section, she was not in Iran. How did she formulate the above opinion? Who is teaching her this bigotry? I understand that she comes from a culture of racism and exploitation of vulnerable individuals. Iranians respect the people of Afghanistan and share strong history. Rostam, or Rustam, is a legendary hero in Persian mythology, the son of Zāl and Rudaba, whose life and work was immortalized by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi in the Shahnameh Epic of Kings, which contains pre-Islamic Iranian folklore and history. - 26 - However, the roots of the narrative date much earlier. In the Shahnameh, Rostam and his predecessors are Marzbans of Sistan (present-day Iran and Afghanistan). Rostam is best known for his tragic fight with Esfandiyār, the other legendary Iranian hero; his expedition to Mazandaran (not to be confused with the modern Mazandaran Province); and tragically fighting and killing his son, Sohrab, without knowing who his opponent was. He is also known for the story of Seven Labours. Shaghad, his half-brother, eventually killed Rostam. Rostam was always represented as the mightiest of Iranian paladins (holy warriors), and the atmosphere of the episodes he features is firmly reminiscent of the Parthian Empire. He rode the legendary stallion Rakhsh and wore a special suit named Babr-e Bayan in battles. Saudi Arabia respects Iranians well. During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran had an excellent relationship with Saudi Arabia. Since the inception of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran's relationship with Saudi Arabia has become murky because the clerics have begun to interfere in the domestic affairs of Saudi Arabia. It starts at the time of the 1987 Hajj incident. The 1987 Mecca incident was a clash between Shia pilgrim demonstrators and the Saudi Arabian security forces during the Hajj pilgrimage; it occurred in Mecca on July 31st, 1987 and led to the deaths of over 400 people. The event was described as a "riot." It arose from escalating tensions between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia. Since 1981, Iranian pilgrims have held an annual political demonstration against Israel and the United States. Still, in 1987, a cordon of Saudi police and the Saudi Arabian National Guard had sealed part of the planned anti-Western demonstration route, leading to a confrontation between them and the pilgrims. This escalated into a violent clash, followed by a deadly stampede. According to some beliefs, the conflict depended less on the religious centrality of the site and more on political choreography. - 27 - There is a controversy regarding the details of the incident, with both Iran and Saudi Arabia laying much of the blame on the other side. Official Saudi reports hold that 402 people died in the incident, including 275 Iranian pilgrims, 85 Saudi police and 42 pilgrims from other countries. On the other hand, Iran reported the death of 400 Iranian pilgrims and the injury of several thousand. According to The New York Times, more than 400 pilgrims had died, and thousands more were injured. After the incident, Iranians attacked the Saudi, Kuwaiti and French Embassies, abducting four Saudis from the embassy. The US Regards Iran as Its Colony: Peyman's input: When I read this paragraph, it brought the memory back to me. The statement was made at the time of the 1979 Revolution in Iran. The revolutionary forces were calling Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi the puppet of the US. The author says: "In the twentieth century, Iran's rulers became all but puppets-first Russia, then Britain and the United States-until 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini and his Islamic revolution put an end to both the last Persian Dynasty and Western influence in Iran." Peyman's input: Thesis: The western countries deem Iran as a colony and Iranians as their slaves. Fact: In 1973, the Israel and Arab War broke out, and the western nations supported the Israel army to defeat the Arab armies. The Arab nations used OPEC to impose an embargo against the western countries that provided military aid to Israel's army to defeat the Arab army during the 1973 Arab and Israel Conflicts. As a result, the oil price spiked from $3.00 US to $12.00 US, one barrel of oil became almost $40.00 US. - 28 - Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi began to invest in Iran's infrastructures; people acquired capital knowledge in the western countries, Imperial Iranian Armed Forces became a regional power. Iran became an island of stability as the former US president Jimmy Carter toasted a glass of Champagne with the King.9 It was not a good idea that Jimmy Carter wanted. He wanted the US war machine to dominate the Middle East. He wanted Iran's oil for free. Author Mike Evan's researches reveal that Jimmy Carter gave Khomeini cash to sponsor his movement in Iran to topple the Pahlavi Dynasty.10 Facts During Interview to Prove My Point: Ms. Adrienne Clarkson, during an interview, asked His Majesty why the price of oil increased? His Majesty explained that oil price moved upward according to the law of supply and demand.11 Right away, Ms. Clarkson accused SAVAK of human rights violations that did not have legal merit. In the 90s, one child with his father at the parliament in Ottawa, Canada, joked. Is this woman (Clarkson) getting all the taxes payers money? Because she was the Governor-General of Canada. All secret agents jumped on the son and father and arrested them. Later on, they let them go. Canada's secret service agents violated child and father's rights freedom from arbitrary arrest. 9 padldousti. (2021, March 28). US President Jimmy Carter Deceiving Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbs6c6NLNkw. 10 Evans, M. (2009). Jimmy Carter, the liberal left and world chaos: Will America learn from her past or repeat it: Will the future lead to a Great awakening or a Rude awakening? Time Worthy Books. 11 padldousti. (2016, January 21). Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi I. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBeVLTCaRM. - 29 - Now, Let's Look at the US Media. Mike Wallace always asked the King about the oil price. The King says he has nothing to do with the oil price. Right away, Mike Wallace accuses the King's Intelligence Services of human rights violations that did not have merit. In one video clip, Mike Wallace wants to bully the King and says, "do you want to know what CIA think of you? And do you want me to read the CIA report for you? The King says, sure, tell me what the CIA thinks about me. Mike Wallace reads the CIA report that the King cannot be trusted as an ally with his proud attitude. The King has a confusing look at Mike Wallace.12 The King processes the information and says, I understand now. They want me as a stooge. Later on, in the background voice of the video clip, Wallace accused the King of military planning to invade the neighbouring countries for their oils. The US and other nations resented the King because he moved Iran from the dark ages and brought Iran toward modernity and progress. When the King of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was the head of state, no one dared to come to Iran to do human harvesting. With the help of mullahs and like-minded individuals, Americans plan to do human organ harvesting. Americans hate Iran's rich history and contribution to the world's enrichment. Americans will use any measure to destroy Iran. Jimmy Carter cast the first stone at Iran and installed Khomeini in power in Iran with the help of the British Broadcasting Corporation because the West wants Iran to have a pliant head of state of Iran to feed the US war machine. Iran Contra Affair is one example of how the US is working closely with the clerics in Iran to destroy the Middle East. 12 padldousti. (2021, June 27). Shah of Iran on 60 minutes. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f34bdBoefCo&t=2s. - 30 - Ancient Roots The author asserts on page 24, “In the twentieth century, Iran's rulers became all but puppets-first of Russia, the of Britain and the United States-until 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini and his Islamic revolution put an end to both the last Persian Dynasty and to Western influence in Iran.” The above comment fostered by the revolutionary people who charged Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as the puppet of the US. During the early hours of the 1979 Revolution, Jimmy Carter screamed from the bottom of his heart to destroy Iran and the Middle East nations that he supported the King. Every time he made such comments, the Iranian became angry at the King. Carter's action caused Iran and Iraq War with the human casualty. Plus, the leftwing factions faced a firing squad of the mullahs behind the prison walls. Politics is not about holding a hammer and attacking an enemy to make a point. Politics at the international level is the art of negotiation. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi went into a cold war with Saddam Hussien without causing huge costs for Iran and Iraq. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi evicted the British navy out of the Persian Gulf without firing one bullet from the barrel of a gun. If Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi were a puppet of the US, the US would make sure Mohammad Reza Pahlavi would remain as the head of state of Iran to serve the interest of the US. The author says on page 30, “I frequently experienced Iranians, despite the obvious contradiction, seeing themselves as keepers of the flame for the once and future Persian Empire. I thought to myself, Sometimes memories of greatness are the most dangerous memories of all.” - 31 - The author, on page 35, says, “One of the outings arranged by conference planners was a visit to Persepolis, the great capital of the first Persian Empire. I was so taken by the magnificence of these ruins that I went twice. Darius the Great began construction of the capital palace complex in 518 B.C. III-fatedly, the Greece destroyed it in 330 B.C. when Alexandra the Great, after giving homage to Cyrus the Great set fire to the city.” The author on page 36, "I can't help but wonder if Ahura Mazda inspired Alexander the Great's teacher Aristotle when he famously described god as the "unmoved mover." An inscription on the palace of a hundred columns implores Ahura Mazda to protect the city from "famine, lies, and earthquakes." If only King Xerxes had shown to also ask for protection from fire." The author claims, "Sigrid Fry-Revere earned her B.A. with honours in both government and philosophy at Smith College in 1983 and went on to accomplish her Masters in Jurisprudence at Georgetown University in 1984. Sigrid completed a joint degree program at Georgetown, receiving her J.D. in 1988 and Ph.D. in philosophy in 1990. While at Georgetown University Law Center, Sigrid was the executive editor of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics for its inaugural issue and projects editor for The Georgetown Criminal Law Review. In 1991, Sigrid became a post-graduate clinical fellow at the University of Virginia Hospital 1991." Does it look like she has critical thinking ability? The Author is Ignorant at Best: The author says: "I read that Persia did not become "Iran" through any conquest or revolution. Reza Shah Pahlavi, father of the last Persian Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, requested in 1935 that all foreign nations use the name "Iran" and "Iranian" instead of "Persian" and "Persian" in their official correspondence with his country." (Page 25) - 32 - Peyman says: Russia and England played the Great Game with Iran. Russia and England had the policy of dividing Iran among different ethnic groups. Persia means that only Persian people are in the country's body, and Persia is a mosaic society. Reza Shah Pahlavi changed Persia to Iran to stop Russia and England from causing ethnic division. 13 Iran means land of noble.14 Labyrinth of the Islamic Republic of Iran Trace in the US: The author on page xvii asserts, "My friend Alison Griffin, the daughter of the former head of NASA Michael D. Griffin, happened to remember an Iranian engineer who used to visit the house when she was a little girl. She contacted her father, who introduced me to Professor Assefi, who in turn passed on my note of inquiry about Iran to his physician daughter, Nassim. Before I knew it, I was getting emails from Iranian expats all over the United States and even Europe who were interested in hearing more about my research and eager to help arrange interviews and come along as translators." Of those who contacted me, I decided Dr. Bahar Bastani would be the best choice to accompany me on my trip. First, he was a nephrologist-a kidney specialist-who taught in the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Louis University. Secondly, he could set up lecture tour of several major cities in Iran." Establishing the Identity of Dr. Bastani: Iran is a conservative nation, and parents refrain from naming their male child a feminine name. Bahar means spring, and it is a female name. Bastani means ancient. It is difficult to precisely say Mr. Bahar Bastai's name because individuals like Bastani are trojan horses. Without a doubt, Bastan changes his name from a religious name to avoid getting public 13 Ghani, C. (2000). Iran and the rise of Reza Shah: From qajar collapse To Pahlavi rule. I.B. Tauris Publishers. 14 Foltz, R. C. (2008). Spirituality in the land of the Noble: How Iran shaped the world's religions. Oneworld. - 33 - attention or having a tie with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Individuals like him give names that have ancient roots in Iran. On January 19th, 2021, the United States Department of Justice filed "a criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, also known as Lotfolah Kaveh Afrasiabi, with acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Afrasiabi was arrested yesterday at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, and will make his initial appearance this morning in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal."15 Kaveh, the Blacksmith, is a 5000-year-old figure in Iranian mythology who leads a popular uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahāk. His story is narrated in the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran, by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi. Afrasiab is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He is the main antagonist of the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi. Lotfolah is an Arabic word, and it is unlike other Arabic names; it means the kindness of Allah. The author, on page 27, says, "And he wore a signet ring, a subtle but clear indication that he valued status and fine things: a common but not always immediately evident trait among Iranians. I also learned later that, despite the usual gravity with which he spoke, he possessed a keen sense for making people feel at ease." 15 Political scientist author charged with acting as an unregistered agent of the Iranian government. The United States Department of Justice. (2021, January 19). Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/political-scientist-author-charged-actingunregistered-agent-iranian-government. - 34 - Dr. Bahar Bastani is wearing a silver signet ring on his right-hand finger. The silver ring is standard among individuals who are devoted, Muslim people. Islam forbids men to wear gold jewelry, and men only wear silver jewelry. The signet ring does not mean he is fond of social status. The above statement from the author illustrates how much she does not know about who she is interacting with. Dr. Bastani is involved with the local mosque. Iranians in the diaspora are accusing the US security apparatus of not doing enough to keep the US safe and allowing the Islamic Republic of Iran to use the mosque to spread its propaganda. - 35 - Was the 1979 Revolution Good or Bad? The author, on page 42, asks, was the 1979 Revolution good or bad for Iran? The author, on page 42, says, "I later read a news report about a man who was sentenced to have his hand chopped off for stealing chocolate. A blogger commenting on the report pointed out that under Sharia law, the ordered amputation was non-negotiable because it was based on an explicit statement in the Qur'an: "As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah." I couldn't help shuddering at the thought, but I reminded myself that such barbarism didn't diminish Dr. Moeini's sincere show of hospitality." Reza Shah the Great abolished all Islamic laws and introduced secular laws in Iran. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi followed his father's footsteps and moved Iran toward modernity and progress. The author says that Dr. Moeini was not bothered by the brutality of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, the author was associating with the elements of the Islamic Republic of Iran who are controlling every facet of lives in Iran. The elements of the Islamic Republic of - 36 - Iran do not have any emotion toward another human being. They are ice-cold human beings. The author on page 52 says, "In the 1960s and through most of the 1970s before the Islamic Revolution, Iran was part of the Eurotransplant Network. Iranian patients often went abroad for transplant operations at government expense. As program relationships developed, cadaver kidneys were sometimes sent from Europe to Iran for transplantation. But after the Revolution, Iran's relationship with the Eurtransplant Network collapsed. Due to sanctions and financial constraints, Iran had to develop an independent solution to its kidney shortage. Iran didn't have the infrastructure or resources to develop a cadaver organ program, so a system based solely on living donation evolved. Recipients began to pay non-related living donors. Because the medical community didn't see patients die, doctors and other medical professionals initially looked the other way regarding donor remuneration. Still, with time they hesitantly condoned compensation." In conclusion, was the 1979 Revolution good or bad for people? Taking the exact words from the book's author, the 1979 Revolution took Iranians' welfare and economic prosperity. Now Iran is under the iron fist of the individuals who have no mercy for anyone. On pages 57 to 58, the book's author reports the first person appeared at the hospital to offer his kidney in exchange for cash. The governing body of Iran did not allow people to sell their kidneys for cash. The donor gave their kidney to a recipient as a gift. It has a generous nature. In the first interview, Ismail said he wanted to sell his kidney to a potential recipient in exchange for cash because he was under financial stress. He worked in the construction industry with a wife and a young daughter. As the breadwinner of the family, Ismail was responsible for their welfare. He hoped to sell his kidney to buy a cab and stop working in the construction industry because it was seasonal work. It was out of the question for him to allow his wife to sell her kidney. - 37 - Peyman's input. In Iran, people are impoverished; the middle class is shrinking because the system does not share the economic pie with people who are not part of the system. Thus, poverty is expanding in Iran. On page 80, the author provides her account of who Dr. Bastani is, "Dr. Bastani could write a book of his own on what happened to him during the early years of the Iranian Revolution. In the beginning he was one of the pro-Revolutionary intellectual elite. In 1980, one year into the Revolution, he completed his residency training and became the director of the health department for the city of Jahrom, 125 miles south of Shiraz. During the three years followed, Dr. Bastani had multiple run-ins with extreme conservatives in the health department, the revolutionary guard, and phalangists culminating in a midnight attempt on his life. The final straw came when in early 1984, a few months into his faculty position at Tehran University at Imam Khomeini Hospital, he was informed that he was no longer eligible for hire at any government-run agency or medical school. Dr. Bastani's attributes being blacklisted to his protected some of his employees and political dissidents from conservative elements and angry mobs who wanted to harm them. He fed Iran with his young family and didn't return even for a visit until more than 15 years later. I'm sure there must have been times when he was haunted by those experiences, and taking me to the police station was an unwelcome reminder." According to the above statement, Dr. Bastani was part of the religious faction revolutionary forces who chanted Death to America during the 1979 Revolutionary and called Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi the puppet of the US. There are no facts to support Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere's claims that Dr. Bastani aided Iranian dissidents. If he genuinely engaged in activities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the regime would execute on the spot without hesitation. If Dr. Bastani engaged in any activities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, he would not have a prospect of returning to Iran because the regime would execute him right on the spot. - 38 - I (Peyman) claimed that Dr. Bastani is concealing his real name. The above statement proves my allegation that Dr. Bastani is on good terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran. He covers his real name so Iranians cannot discover his true identity. Last, what I am asserting here is that Dr. Bastani accompanied Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere, not as a good gesture but to make sure Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere would follow the Islamic Republic of Iran's rules, unlike the Dutch journalist who reported a pregnant woman gave birth in the hallway of a hospital. Dr. Bastani wanted Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere to provide a good report about Iran's medical system. Money Exchange for Kidney Varies: The book's author says on page 84, “One happy donor, Mohsen, had given his kidney to a friend of his father and received seven million tomans from the recipient in addition to the one million issar from the government. He didn't need the money the Enter for Special Disease offered for follow-up interviews, but he suffered some anxiety after the donation and was there to check his blood pressure.” “Many donors, however, weren't happy about their decision to donate perse but resentful that they weren't paid more. Some donors received as little as three million tomans (including the one million issar from the national government) even though that amount was nowhere near enough to solve their financial problems.” Issar is an Arabic word and became part of Persian words. It means to self-sacrifices with courage against all odds. Purpose of Selling Kidney: The book's author says on page 85, “Rajab, a 28-year-old Iraqi living in Tehran, told u he had no medical complaints but that he should not have agreed to donate foe less than it would take to solve his financial problems...he had come from a construction site, but he said he hadn't worked in months. Rajab complained that he was eight million tomans in debt at the time of the donation and thought, when - 39 - he first made inquires, that he could get 10 or even 3.5 million: 2,5 million from the recipient and one million from the government. If I had known it would this amount,... I would not have come at all, but once I started the process, I had to continue.” Stigma Associated with Kidney Selling: The book's author says from pages 85 to 87 on behalf of Rajab, Mohammad Reza and Morad, who faced stigma in society. On page 89, the author says, "The stigma of monetary ruined, desperation, and social failure (including drug use) all combined to explain why some donors, particularly in Tehran, requested that we use their data for research purpose only, not use their names, or obscure their faces if used in the documentary film I was planning." The book's author says on page 90 that stigma is attached to donating a kidney to someone you know in the US. Larry is a lawyer with a wife and three children who donated a kidney to his best friend, Steve Lessin. People labelled them as members of the LGBTQ. Illegal Market: The book's author on page 100 says Sasan, whom we interviewed, had heard rumours that donors "could get 15 or even 20 million tomans for a kidney if they did it illegally without the Anjoman's assistance." Consulting with Wise Guys: The book's author says on page 97 to 98, "Next on our list were Ayatollah Mohaghegh Damad and Dr. Mohammad Reza Khatami. We would look to the Ayatollah for guidance on the philosophical and theological underpinning of kidney procurement in Iran: and we would turn to Dr. Khatami, a nerphrological like Dr. Bastani, who also happened to be a former member of the Majlis and brother of the fifth president of Iran." The book's author says mullah Damad attended the Islamic Seminary - 40 - in Qom to accomplish his P.h.D in divinity. The city of Qom does not have a theological academy. For example, Ebrahim Raisi is the president of Iran from 2021 to 2015 who has his grade six. He went to the city of Qom and attended several classes, and became a mullah. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi wanted clerics to earn a degree, Master and Ph.D. However, the clerics rejected the king's policy and wanted to run the school without structure. Therefore, mullah Damad does not have a Ph.D. in divinity or any form of education. The Islamic Republic of Iran elements pay a fee to some universities and earn a degree. The book's author asserts that mullah Damad has a Ph.D. in Islamic divinity. Islam's faith prohibits having a dog as a pet. When the author walked into the house of mullah Damad's yard (page 98), she encountered "two German shepherds walking along the top of a 20foot wall-no fence, no owner at the other end of a leash, just the height of the wall between me and the dogs." In 2021, Iran's parliament or Majlis (an Arabic word, a place of sitting) passed a prohibition law for anyone to have a dog as a pet because the Islamic law deemed dogs as unclean animals. The law fines a person to have a dog for an amount of $1000.00 US. How is it possible what is unclean for Iranians? Is it clean for the mullahs? The book's author met mullah Damad and had a lengthy conversation about selling a kidney, and the book's author says on page 100, "It is acceptable to sell bread if no one is starving, but to the poor starving man, one should give bread away for free." That does not mean one can't pay the person who gives one bread; it just means the donor can't demand payment in the strictest sense of the word "payment." The above statement convinces the author that the Islamic Republic of Iran followed the right course of action for selling a kidney. - 41 - The author explicitly indicates that people sold their kidneys to recipients due to financial hardship. Then, why does not the mullahs have one price and pay for all expenses? The Ph.D. Damad says, "the poor starving man, one should give bread away for free." A person is dying from the poor performance of a kidney failure. Therefore the problem is not different being financially poor or healthwise poor. Plus, when Iran's economy faces a financial crisis. Thus, the recipient is also having financial hardship. Overall, why do the mullahs in Iran move Iran's economy from the welfare-liberalism of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi to the libertarian political economy? Why are the mullahs causing economic hardship to people? The mullahs promised a free ride society, and now Iranians cannot buy a loaf of bread for themselves because the mullahs are stealing Iranian resources and wasting valuable resources for their luxury lifestyle. They Are All from One Ilk: The book's author says on pages 102 to 103, "Dr. Khatami and Dr. Bastai spent much of their time in an intense conservation about the upcoming presidential election: What changes, if any, could they expect? While I was fascinated to later hear from Dr. Bastani what they had discussed, I spent most of my time conversing with Mrs. Mohammad Reza Khatami, the granddaughter of the Grand Ayatollah Khomeini." The book's author, on page 103, says, "At a lull in the conversation, she looked pensively at me and then seemed to make up her mind about something. She walked elegantly, gliding across the room, and removed a gilded 8-by-10 frame a cabinet, and returning to where I sat, handed it to me. I held it gingerly, trying to avoid getting fingerprints on the glass. The photo was of a young woman who stood majestically in a long white wedding gown with a lacy, beaded train spread out in an arc before her. "Is this you?" "No, no, she is blushing. "From my daughter's wedding in Paris." "Ohhh. She is beautiful!" "The dress is Dior." - 42 - "At first I thought I may have misheard her, but all I had to do was look at the intricate lace and beadwork to know I had not misheard. She had said "Dior." "but wonder what her grandfather, who had lead the Iranian people in a revolt against "Western decadence," would have thought." Sense of Frustration: From pages 105 to 106, the author expresses her frustration about Dr. Bastani's theological parable and the author's qualitative research method to conclude that there was no justice in Iran. Dr. Bastani tells Dr. Fry-Revere that Judaism, Christianity and Islam stem from the Abrahamic faith. The notion of justice varies from Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Dr. Bastani defines the idea of justice in light of Judaism that prophet Moses advocates from the right eye, which causes growth in self-confidence in themselves and their God. Jesus defines justice from the left eye; it means to make peace with adversaries. The faith of Islam defines justice, "to keep both eyes open: "Tell my people to mete out mercy when possible but justice when necessary." The author does not share Dr. Bastani's wisdom because she sees the naked truth that the Islamic Republic of Iran is not "a place of religious tolerance. And it isn't, at least not by Western standards." The author comes to the city of Isfahan and enjoys her leisure walk by the Zayandeh River. She sees a stream of water running under the bridge; wildlife enjoys a moment of peace. However, the tranquillity of the moment vanquishes when moral police forces detect opposite sexes mingling. The author admires the potentiality of Isfahan for becoming a magnet of tourists attraction. However, the strict Islamic rules and the Islamic Republic of Iran's brinkmanship foreign and domestic policies (the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign and domestic policies parallel the story line with Moby Dick's captain. The captain of the ship was chasing a whale with the hope of seeking vengeance. The madness of the captain caused a whale to destroy the ship.) Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran wants to have nuclear bombs to compel - 43 - other nations to submit to its Islamic views. In the long run, the Islamic Republic of Iran will destroy itself. The author ties the Islamic Republic of Iran's idea of justice with the absence of peace very well. The author points to Greece that she went to Greece about forty years ago, and a lot changed in Greece. It has become a place for tourists to come and spend their monies in Greece. On page 106, the author begins to point out that Isfahan has not moved with the time, where men and women cannot go to a coffee house to enjoy a soft drink. However, Greece changed a lot; people played backgammon in the coffee houses, interacting with one another without crossing their minds about their genders. Greece is not without a problem; it is facing a financial crisis. However, Greece is striving toward modernity and not holding itself back from progress. On page 107, the author says, "With all its Persian and Islamic architectural treasure, natural beauty, and fascinating history, Iran could easily be a major tourist destination like Greece. What a shame to deprive the world of Iran's treasures. What a shame to deprive Iranians of the pride in sharing their cultural heritage and the income a vibrant tourist could generate." Let's ask the author the below questions: 1. Should Iranians be proud of their cultural heritage? Because you are impressed by Iranians cultural heritage. 2. As she was asking Iranians, let's ask the author, was the 1979 Revolution good for Iran? Now, you understand why Jimmy Carter orchestra the 1979 Revolution in Iran. 3. Why is her tone of language is different than the earlier chapters? Because she can discovers the hypocrisy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and how it is destroying Iran. - 44 - Nothing Hidden: From pages 108 to 109, Dr. Bastani goes for a leisure walk with the author; Dr. Bastani uses the occasion to disclose the extramarital affair of his friend with the author. Dr. Bastani tells the author that his friend is a university professor and had sexual relations with a graduate student. The graduate student becomes pregnant and suffers from a ruptured brain aneurysm during childbirth. Dr. Bastani thinks the graduate student's health deteriorates as a way for God to punish her for having an extramarital affair with the married man. The author's view changed about Dr. Bastani because the author thought Dr. Bastani was a modern man. However, Dr. Bastani's words, thoughts and actions prove to the author that he was a patriarch man. Dr. Bastani also expected the university professor's wife to forgive him for what he did on her back. On page 110, the author says that Dr. Bastani was proud "to be a descendent of the Fourth Imam." Therefore, this portion of the book review revealed Dr. Bastani's mind frame as a man who still believes male persons play the dominant role in society. Their job is to define what is right and wrong in the absence of a woman's needs. Dr. Bastani perpetuates the mentality of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is not an intellectual person who thinks outside of the box. He is inside of a dark-glass who cannot see the light. The author claims that Dr. Bastani is an intellectual during the 1979 Revolution in the earlier chapter of the book. Does the author still think of Dr. Bastani as an intellectual? The author realizes that Dr. Bastani is living in the dark ages. Was the 1979 Revolution good for Iran? Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi moved Iran toward Cyrus the Great, where men and women were treated equally. The Islamic Republic of Iran rewinded the clock to the Seventh Century. - 45 - As mentioned before in this book review, Dr. Bahar Bastani's real name is something else. Dr. Bastani thinks his family root comes from the Fourth Imam. Thus, he has a Sayyid title, and he is not using it; why? - 46 - Conclusion I could not help it as I was reading the author's book; these verses of the Holy Bible popped into my mind. Romans 3:11-18 New International Version 11 no one understands; no one seeks God. 12 All have turned away; they have together become worthless; no one does good, not even one." 13 "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." "The poison of vipers is on their lips." 14 "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." 15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 ruin and misery mark their ways, 17 and the way of peace they do not know." 18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes. Since God knew that humankind was worthless, God made a mistake to create humanity. The by-product of God's error comes to one example like this book: Western countries keep developing countries at the threshold of the developing stage and never allow them to join industrial nations' clubs. The above conclusion is ambiguous to a reader—converging Christian theology with Ms. Sigrid Fry-Revere's research about kidney selling in Iran. Ms. Fry-Revere embarked on her journey in Iran in a darkroom. She did not know what to expect when she arrived in Iran. She had questions about social justice in Iran. She assumed Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the rotten apple of society as she removed the veil of secrecy from the surface of the Islamic Republic of Iran. She discovered the facade of the Islamic Republic of Iran. For example, during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iranians went to the European countries to have a kidney transplant, and the taxpayers paid for all expenses. Iranians had job security, and the economic forces did not compel them to sell their organs for a price tag of temporary financial relief. Khomeini's 1979 Revolution with a hollow promise of creating a classless society with a slogan similar to Freemason's brotherly love, - 47 - relief and truth. (In my writing, I am incorporating western movies or cultural values so the Western people can build a bridge with Iranians.) Ms. Fry-Revere saw the granddaughter of Khomeini was wearing western clothes for her wedding day. On page 204, the author says, "The kidney shortage can be solved. We know because Iran has done it...Iran's legalized system of compensated kidney donation is far from perfect, but it has come a long way." On page 208, the author says, "It is time U.S. lawmakers take a hard look at the lessons that can be learned from Iran's incentivized kidney donation program and try an experiment of their own." Peyman's input: the author of the book is blindsided by her value that people are selling their kidneys due to the financial crisis. Otherwise, they would not do it. The book's author was inquest for women's rights under Islamic laws. Dr. Bahar Bastani claims that Iranian women's rights are protected because women are not treated like the Taliban in Afghanistan, and unlike Saudi Arabia women could operate motor vehicles. Peyman's input: From January 04th to January 07th, 1979, Helmut Schmidt, Jimmy Carter, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and James Callaghan attended the Guadeloupe Conference to discuss several issues plus doing regime change in Iran. If the above political actors did not change in Iran, Iranian women's rights would be protected and equal to men's. Therefore, the real terrorist and human rights violators are the western powers for disregarding the human rights of non-western nations because they think Iran is their colony and they can do to Iran whatever they wish. - 48 - Helmut Schmidt, Jimmy Carter, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and James Callaghan - 49 - - 50 - - 51 -