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he is haunted by his first love and the long shadow of Brazil’s military dictatorship

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The Ayatollah's Gaze Arab American is rich with the literaryBy: Majid Parsa An unflinching memoir about growing up in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, and yet underground, hidden from Sharia law, is a vibrant gay scene threatening to burst open. The dawn prayer calls echo through the streets. As many make their way to mosques, for some it signals the end of another illegal gay party. Under the cover of darkness, smiles on lips and sweat on foreheads, the gays of Tehran blend back into