Yet he cannot act upon that love because she has been betrothed from birth to a political science student everyone calls Doctor.ĭoctor and Pasha are friends, which adds to the tension concerning love for Zari. Ahmed and Faheemeh have a blatant relationship, yet must hide it from Faheemeh’s protective family. Four people, Pasha, Ahmed, Zari, and Faheemeh all become friends over the summer of 1973. “Rooftops of Tehran” by Mahbod Seraji is a coming-of-age novel fraught with issues concerning love, friendship, trust, and relationships, only a few years shy of Iran’s 1979 revolution. The rooftop that Pasha and Ahmed contemplated their lives and loves on was in Tehran quite unconventional for many American readers, yet it is the most familiar story to anyone regardless of heritage. The rooftop wasn’t in Paris, Los Angeles or Barcelona. Photo from “Rooftops of Tehran” official site, used with permission under fair use.
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