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The family surname was originally Hakim, but Moody was born about the time the shah issued an edict prohibiting Islamic names such as this, so Moody's father changed the family name to Mahmoody, which is more Persian than Islamic.†

The family surname was originally Hakim, but Moody was born about the time the shah issued an edict prohibiting Islamic names such as this, so Moody's father changed the family name to Mahmoody, which is more Persian than Islamic.†

In Farsi, the official language of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the word means "moonlight."†

...the Friday prayer lecture in the center of town, delivered by one of the holiest of the holy men of Islam.
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Islam = the Muslim religion; second most practiced religion in the world

Mahtob and I had both come to enjoy food not only from Iran, but from numerous Islamic countries.†

They stopped cars indiscriminately, searching for anti revolutionary contraband such as drugs, literature critical of Shiite Islam, or American-made cassette tapes.†

Half of the clan lived like Ameh Bozorg, oblivious to squalor, contemptuous of western customs and ideals, and clinging to their own zealous brand of the Ayatollah Khomeini's fanatical Shiite sect of Islam.†

It was explained to me that Mohammed himself had appointed Imam Ali to be his successor, but that after the prophet's death the Suni sect had muscled its way into power, gaining control of most of the Islamic world.†

The major attraction seemed to be a booth selling Islamic literature.†

There was Moody's overwhelming joy at reuniting with his family and his obvious affection for the Islamic revolution.†

You did this under the authority of Islam because you knew I would respect it.†

They retained their Islamic faith and their Persian customs.†

Moody taught me Islamic cooking, which featured lamb, rice laden with exotic sauces, and lots of fresh vegetables and fruits.†

Over time Moody introduced me to some of the tenets of Islam, and I was impressed that it shared many basic philosophies with the Judeo-Christian tradition.†

Moody explained that Islam is divided into numerous sects.†

Moody no longer practiced the extreme form of Islam under which he had been raised.†

Baba Hajji's incantations in the hall provided a background drone as I studied the Islamic scriptures carefully, searching for passages that defined the relationship between husband and wife.†

Moody explained to me that War Week is an annual celebration of the glories of Islamic combat, occasioned by the ongoing war with Iraq and, by extension, with America, since all the propaganda informed the Iranians that Iraq is simply a puppet, armed and controlled by the United States.†

I knew enough of Islamic law to raise a valid objection.†

Islamic music blared from loudspeakerS, but even this was insufficient to drown out the voices of thousands of women in black chadors who sat on the floor pounding on their chests and chanting prayers.†

The Islamic music, the rhythmic beat of the women striking their chests, and their dirge like chant captivated the mind against its will.†

Moody explained that I was studying the Koran, learning about Islam at my own pace.†

Moody rose early the next morning to shower, following the Islamic law of washing away the taint of sex prior to prayer.†

"But this" he gestured to the horde of unsmiling Iranians scurrying through the streets of the ayatollah's Islamic Republic "is not what we wanted."†

He was a respected author of Islamic books, and had translated from Arabic to Farsi numerous didactic works penned by Tagatie Hakim, his and Moody's common grandfather.†

You are not comfortable in chad or Chador is not Islamic.†

There it was again, drilled into the malleable mind of every student, pounding into the ears of my innocent daughter, the official policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, "Death to America!"†

Why would they risk the harsh penalties imposed by the ayatollah for any violation of Islamic law?†

Nasserine, the dutiful Islamic spy, drew Amir off to a corner.†

The taxi, stuffed full of Iranians, weaved through traffic, alternately plunging ahead at full throttle and screeching to a halt as the driver leaned on the horn and called his islamic brothers "saag" a particularly vehement epithet that literally means "dog."†

But she presented me with a set of Islamic guidance books, detailing all the rules and regulations regarding prayers, holy days, and other rituals.†

In Tagatie Hakim's eyes the father bore the total responsibility to train the child to exhibit proper, respectful behavior, to think in the "correct" manner, and to live life according to the tenets of Islam.†

Surely they hoped to convert me, but that grew out of a sincere interest in my welfare and happiness, for, to them, those were the fruits of Islam.†

The Hakims would be thrilled If I became a dutiful Islamic wife, but only of my own free will.†

We read from the Koran in unison, participated in a question and answer session that praised Islam and degraded Christianity, and chanted afternoon prayers together.†

"Good," Moody said, guardedly pleased that his wife had taken a serious step toward assuming her proper role in the Islamic Republic of Iran.†

I had just taken one more small step toward escaping the Islamic Republic of iran.†

She worked as an editor for Majubeh, an English-print magazine for Islamic women, circulated worldwide.†

Everything Ellen prepared for publication had to be approved by the Islamic Guidance Council, an arrangement with which she was comfortable.†

She converted to the tenets of Shiite Islam adopted the covered dress, even in the privacy of her home' (she was covered now), said her prayers at the appointed hour, venerated all the 'holy men', studied the Koran, and truly accepted her lot in life as being the will of Allah.†

She was a dutiful Islamic wife but she was also a curious American woman.†

But official government reports set the total at six, and added the news that, ironically, the Iraqi air raid proved that Allah was on the side of the Islamic Republic of Iran.†

Essey's brother worked for the Islamic Guidance Ministry, the governmental department that had confiscated all of the shah's property.†

He told me never to go near the embassy, and he told me that I have to tell Moody because it is my Islamic duty.†

She must do her Islamic duty, she repeated, out of love for me and concern for my welfare and that of my daughter.†

I hung up the phone, feeling an Islamic noose around my neck.†

This is Islamic law.†

This is an Islamic school and we have to abide by the law, and the law is that the child belongs to the father.†

Frustrated at every turn, numb with fear, disgusted at the Islamic law that denied me access to my very own daughter, I retreated outside, back to the embassy car.†

The words "police" and "Islamic law" spun dizzily through my head.†

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(Islam)
the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; the world's second most practiced religion