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A History of Modern Iran

by Ervand Abrahamian

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Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East

by Kim Ghattas (Goodreads Author)

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The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace (The Shortest History Series)

by Michael Scott-Baumann

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Saeed’s Notes & Highlights

Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat

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Iran perhaps is one of the most invaded and most revolution-prone countries in world history,

A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind

by Michael Axworthy

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Saeed’s Quotes

“Time is what keeps everything from happening at once. —RAY CUMMINGS”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

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“memory is our only true access to reality.”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

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“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. —GEORGE ORWELL, 1984”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

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