Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran

It's about the lipstick

This is a book that appears to have been written by an adolescent, although we know better. The author is engaged in a fantasy of her own creation and that fantasy keeps her from seeing reality, although she speaks constantly of others avoiding reality. Perhaps it is simply that she is too young, but she presents an almost superficial analysis of serious issues. For example, she speaks of police brutality and discrimination and asks how it differs from the imprisonment of the Japenese in pre WWII America. She fails to understand that every culture has its outrageous opinion holders and its brutes. However, when the locals get out of hand in countries with functioning due process the Federal government nationalizes the guard and protects its citizens. It becomes dangerous when the government forgets that it has laws, or when its religious beliefs decree law. There is a dramatic difference between the interpersonal and the institutional and the author, although familiar with both the culture of Iran and of the U.S., fails to see or understand the difference. It is difficult to tell what this author is seeking and it would appear that she may be among the last to figure it out. It may be that she is simply too young to have developed an historical perspective and thus has to personalize every event.

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Great read for anyone who wants to learn about modern Iran

As an Iranian American this book was very enlightening. I too was disappointed when I visited Iran. A certain Hollywood image is expected from shallow relatives. The new generation is indeed lost and confused about who they are as Iranians. "Lipstick Jihad" has taught me the underlying issues of what Iran is today. A struggle to be accepted in modern Iran, cross-cultural matters are explored in this book.

amazing

this book shows a true story and the cultural differences that we Americans are often oblivious to. it was well written and depicts the life of woman in american who returns to her homeland iran because she is a journalist.

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