Reddit reviews Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran

I didn't say it was a comic book, but it is.

Many of the books on iran are popular not because they're accurate but because they correspond to and verify a pre-existing preferred narrative, and Not Without My Daughter was the maximalist version.

So Persepolis is pushing her own agenda and making false claims ie: "virgins" have to be raped prior to execution in iran because "Islam prevents them from going to heaven" -- which is total rubbish and atrocity propaganda.

Similarly, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60490-2004Jul18.html

read more:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/Archive/2006/797/special.htm

Other books that didnt' get as much attention
https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Hassan-Journey-Heart-Iran/dp/1400032237

You do realize that Iran is about the size of Germany, Spain, France and the UK combined, right?

Iran is home to a few million Afghans, some registered officially as refugees, some not.
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/publications/refugeemag/3b6814092/refugees-magazine-issue-108-afghanistan-unending-crisis-iranian-surprise.html

The Iranian govt would not be happy about you searching for people without their authorization and knowledge. Who are these people, why are you searching for them, what authority do you represent etc. etc.

If you show up as a tourist and start doing that, authorities will be concerned about what you're really up to. Under the times of international suspicion and intrigue this would seem very strange to them and will be viewed negatively if you try to go behind their backs, espcially because of the prevalence of drug trafficking and other crimes and instability along the Iran-Afghan border. If you get kidnapped or something there, it makes the Iranians look bad.

If these people you seek are registered, then the first step may simply be to ask the Iranian govt -- like at your local embassy. Or the UNHCR. You can't just show up and start asking random people.
http://www.unhcr.org/islamic-republic-of-iran.html


Also, Afghans have cellphones, find a relative or acquaintance's phone number and start calling.

But here is a good book to read: Searching for Hassan
http://www.amazon.com/Searching-Hassan-Journey-Heart-Iran/dp/1400032237

Note that Hassan was an Iranian

You's enjoy this book about an American who grew up in Iran and went back to look for childhood friends
https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Hassan-Journey-Heart-Iran/dp/1400032237/

One of the best books on the political relationship between Iran and the US was written by someone who has lived it - Ambassador John Limbert. Negotiating with Iran. On the older history side, you should be aware of Shiraz in the age of Hafez.

I would also like to recommend Searching for Hassan: a Journey to the Heart of Iran by Terance Ward.