Triumph Over Discrimination: The Life Story of Farhang Mehr (Paperback)

~ Lylah M. Alphonse (Author)

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"Triumph Over Discrimination: The Life Story of Farhang Mehr" is the biography of an exceptional person. It deals with Dr. Mehr's early life and education, his experience in OPEC and in Iran's oil and insurance agencies, and his achievements in politics, including his experience as the first Zoroastrian to serve as Deputy Prime Minister of Iran. It details his escape from Iran during the Islamic revolution of the late 1970s, his self-imposed exile in the United States, and his hopes and dreams for the future of Zoroastrianism, a centuries-old religion, and the Zarathushti community worldwide.

About the Author

Lylah M. Alphonse was born and raised in Princeton, N.J. She is an Assistant National News Editor at The Boston Globe newspaper in Massachusetts, where she also writes for the Globe's Life at Home, Click, and Calendar sections and the Boston Globe Magazine. She graduated cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and was recently inducted into the school's alumni Hall of Fame.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Lylah M. Alphonse (December 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970993706
• ISBN-13: 978-0970993700
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,929,971 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Biography of One of the Most Important Men of Our Times, May 12, 2001

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This book tells the fascinating story of the life of Dr. Farhang Mehr: diplomat, administrator, educator, professor, chancellor, humanitarian, activist, and visionary friend of all humankind -- and Farhang Mehr isn't even close to being finished yet! Centuries from now, most people of our age will have come and gone seemingly without a trace, but the name and words of Farhang Mehr will live on to tell countless generations of how we may someday come to live in a world perfected through civility innate to the human condition, the fulfilment of a vision of Zarathushtra's thousands of years ago. His biography, his lively "Zoroastrian Odyssey," may be seen a story of one man's voyage through good times and bad, but it closely mirrors all humankind's journey through the often tortuous passages of time, as we seek to come ever closer to refreshing days of harmony and peace to be shared by all. Lylah Alphonse has done the world a great deed in recording the life of Farhang Mehr, for in her words we come to know the fullness of his life as it has evolved thus far. Highly recommended reading for all.