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Leaving Iran March 31: Author Afschineh Latifi talks with the "Today" show's Ann Curry about her new book "Even After All This Time," a memoir of growing up and escaping from in Iran. Today show |
When we arrived home that night, my aunt suggested that we broaden our search. She had heard from friends that many of the more important prisoners were being kept in government buildings, and that some of the religious schools had been transformed into holding facilities.
The next day, after class, my mother was again waiting for me in the street, and we tried anew. We visited half a dozen government buildings and another half dozen schools with no luck. However, at our last stop, one of the guards took pity on us. He told us to try Madrese Alavi, one of the city's better known religious schools. "Many of the key people are there," he said.
I was exhausted and hungry, my feet hurt, and I didn't want to go. I was unable to get my young mind around the gravity of the situation, but my mother insisted. "This is the last place," she said. "I promise. Then I will get you a new Barbie."
That was different! A Barbie doll! I would do it for a new Barbie!
We drove to Madrese Alavi, and my mother left me in the car, near the entrance. The school had been turned into some sort of provisional headquarters, and members of the new regime were everywhere. I could see my mother at the front entrance, talking to two guards.
"Five days already?" they said, laughing. "It would be a miracle if he was still alive."
The foregoing is excerpted from "Even After All This Time" by Afschineh Latifi, with Pablo F. Fenjves. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced without written permission from HarperCollins Publishers, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022
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