The Jewish Chronicle, London, England
Book Review: From Miniskirt to Hijab by Jacqueline Saper (Potomac Books, £20)
By Madeleine Kingsley, December 20, 2019
This story is as old as Pharaoh, but Jacqueline Saper tells it afresh, says
Madeleine Kingsley
Jewish families oppressed by a grim regime — this story is as old as Pharaoh. But Jacqueline Saper tells it afresh in From Miniskirt to Hijab, her vivid memoir of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Read more→
The Chicago Sun-Times
Book Review: From Miniskirt to Hijab by Jacqueline Saper (Potomac Books)
By Neil Steinberg, November 3, 2019
'They Cannot Relate' — 40 Years since Iran Hostage Crisis.
On Nov. 4, 1979, the United States Embassy in Iran was located on Tehran’s Takht-e-Jamshid Street in a neighborhood of upscale stores. Which is why Jacqueline Saper, now of Wilmette, happened to be a block away at the start of one of the epochal events of the past half century: the Iran hostage crisis. Read more →
POLITICS: Iran Mourns Soleimani and Vows Retaliation Against U.S. Paul Caine | January 6, 2020 7:25 pm
Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the streets of Tehran on Monday as Iran mourned the loss of its top military leader killed in an American drone strike in Iraq on Friday. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is said to have been the mastermind behind the killing of hundreds of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. Read more →
Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the streets of Tehran on Monday as Iran mourned the loss of its top military leader killed in an American drone strike in Iraq on Friday. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is said to have been the mastermind behind the killing of hundreds of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. Read more →
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JUF News (March 2020) Book Review: From Miniskirt to Hijab by Jacqueline Saper By Robert Nagler Miller, February 24, 2020 'Local Jewish author details childhood shattered by the ayatollah and his followers.' Jacqueline Saper, born in 1961 in Iran, grew up during a golden age for Jews in that country. The Jewish community, about 100,000 strong at that time, prospered under the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who steered the nation on a Western course. Jews like Jacqueline's father, Rahmat Lavi, a meteorologist, metallurgist, and academic, were able to gain an education, wealth, and a foothold into society. Read more→ |
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS BLOG:
Potomac Books Reading List: Books on Iran
Given the recent news cycle, we would like to highlight four fantastic, timely books about Iran published under our Potomac Books imprint. If you want to educate yourself and gain a new perspective, these are the titles for you. Read more →
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The Wilmette Beacon Book Review: From Miniskirt to Hijab by Jacqueline Saper (Potomac Books) By Eric DeGrechie, December 5, 2019 Wilmette resident discusses native Iran, 1979 hostage crisis in memoir Front page photo, full-page article, and an in-depth piece about author Jacqueline Saper and her new book, :"From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran." Online and print issue. Read more→ |
Foreword Reviews
Book Review: From Miniskirt to Hijab by Jacqueline Saper (Potomac Books)
Diversity Book of the Day
Jacqueline Saper spins a cautionary tale on the devastating effects of extremist ideologies in her memoir chronicling the cultural about-face of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Check with your local bookseller, or wherever you buy your books.
Author Interview and book review August 15, 2019
International Publication.
Interview with Anat Tanner, reporter for Yedioth Ahronoth, the largest national daily newspaper in Israel by sales and circulation. Article is written in the Hebrew language.
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From Miniskirt to Hijab by Jacqueline Saper (Potomac Books)
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