Vol. 73/No. 40      October 19, 2009

I recently received the enclosed letter from a friend in Tehran. I thought it would be of interest to readers of the Militant.

Tehran
September 21, 2009

Dear Safar,

I just saw one of the most beautiful scenes in my life, something that gave me such pride and joy that I thought I must share it with others.

I was passing the bookstores along the road in front of Tehran University when I saw a big window filled with two large, tall shelves of Pathfinder books. For a second, it made me wonder whether I was in Tehran or in front of a Pathfinder bookstore in London, New York, or elsewhere. Although I have not seen something like it even at Pathfinder bookstores.

Pictures of Malcolm X and Mandela and Castro and … it all hits you in the face with a magnitude that is indescribable.

I immediately went around to the front of the store (I was looking at the window on the west side) to see the name of the bookstore: It is Academy. This is a big step forward for introducing revolutionary literature to the eager youth who pass by in the tens of thousands every day. One can say with determination that now the truth is available to them in print.

Congratulations,
Kamal Moshtag