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With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim
woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural
bipolarity.
Born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution
and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in
the American heartland, Melody Moezzi was bound for a bipolar life.
At 18, she began battling a severe physical illness, and her
community stepped up, filling her hospital rooms with roses, lilies
and hyacinths.
But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar
disorder, there were no flowers. Despite several stays in
psychiatric hospitals, bombarded with tranquilizers,
mood-stabilizers, and anti-psychotics, she was encouraged to keep
her illness a secret--by both her family and an increasingly
callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be
ashamed or silenced, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate,
determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and
reclaim her life along the way.
Both an irreverent memoir and a rousing call to action, "Haldol
and Hyacinths "is the moving story of a woman who refused to become
a victim. Moezzi reports from the frontlines of an invisible world,
as seen through a unique and fascinating cultural lens. A powerful,
funny, and moving narrative, "Haldol and Hyacinths "is a tribute to
the healing power of hope and humor.
War on Error brings together the stories of twelve young people,
all vastly different but all American, and all Muslim. Their
approaches to religion couldn't be more diverse: from a rapper of
Korean and Egyptian descent to a bisexual Sudanese American to a
converted white woman from Colorado living in Cairo and wearing the
hijab. These individuals, whether they were born to the religion or
came to it on their own, have made their own decisions about how
observant they'll be, whether or not to fast, how often to pray,
and what to wear. Though each story is unique, each is also seen
through the searching eyes of Melody Moezzi, herself an American
Muslim of Iranian descent. She finds that the people she interviews
are horrified that, in a post-9/11 world, they have seen their
religion come to be represented in the minds of many Americans, by
terrorism. These thoughtful and articulate individuals represent
the truth about the faith and its adherents who are drawn to the
logic, compassion, and tolerance they find in Muslim teachings.
Moezzi, ever comfortable with contradiction and nuance, is a
likable narrator whose underlying assumption that ""faith is
greater than dogma"" is strengthened as she learns more about her
religion and faces her own biases and blind spots. This fresh new
voice, combined with the perceptions and experiences of her fellow
American Muslims, make for a read that is both illuminating and
enjoyable.
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