Etteláat is one of the two major Tehran dailies distributed throughout out Iran and internationally. Zanan (Women) is a prominent monthly published in Tehran. Its editorial page explains that "each issue contains articles and reports related to women's issues." Etteláat's review was published on August 18, and Zanan's was the Mordad issue - the Iranian month July 21-August 21.

In addition, a new monthly magazine published in Tehran, Hogouge Zanan (Women's rights), announced the publication of Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle. The magazine writes on questions concerning women's rights in Iran and around the world.

Translation of the reviews below is by the Militant.

The major changes that have taken place in the world over the last few years have been studied from a variety points of view. In this book Jack Barnes analyses the evolution of the world economy from the World War II until today and sees the stock market crash of 1987 as a turning point in this development. On the basis of this analysis, he presents a broad perspective of tumultuous upheavals in the world arena for the coming years.

On page 119 of the book we read: ".Washington's war against Iraq revealed growing conflicts among the U.S.-led military alliance. Since then we have seen a few important developments along these lines.. These and related developments in the imperialist countries can help us understand more concretely the road toward World War III, the `opening guns' of which could begin to be detected during the Persian Gulf War."

Imperialism's March toward Fascism and War has been translated into French, Spanish, and Swedish among other languages. It is being presented to Farsi readers for the first time.

This book is composed of four parts. The first two are devoted to an account of the Burkina Faso revolution in Africa and its central leader Thomas Sankara. The third part is a translation of a speech by Thomas Sankara, addressed to a mass rally of Burkinab women. In this speech Sankara presents the results and perspectives of women's participation in the revolutionary struggle.

The last part of the book is an excerpt from Sankara's "Political Orientation Speech" that puts forward the official position of the leadership of the revolution regarding women's participation in the society.

What makes this book special, differentiating it from other writings on the subject of women's position in the society, is the social context within which these ideas are presented. The book presents experiences of a revolution that opened up a new chapter in the history of the struggles of the people of Africa.

Despite the fact that 10 years have passed since Sankara was killed and his revolutionary government was overthrown, the memory of that revolution and its leadership is alive in Burkina Faso and other African countries, and some of its lessons have found validity on a world scale.

The book is a translation from English of Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle.

Zanan in its Mordad (July 21-August 21) issue announced the publication of the Farsi translation of Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle. In addition, the magazine wrote the following brief note about the Farsi translation of Imperialism's March toward Fascism and War:

This book is an investigation of the post-World War II global economy, as well as an extensive overview of the world events to come in the years ahead. In the writer's view the "Persian Gulf War" was in fact the opening guns of the imperialist countries for World War III.  
 
 
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