{"product_id":"the-ayatollah-s-gaze","title":"The Ayatollah’s Gaze","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing up gay in Iran, where homosexuality flourishes against all odds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Powerfully eye-opening’ \u003ci\u003eAttitude Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe 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 daily life. Hidden in plain sight, they plan when and where they will meet again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn an unparalleled true story, Majid Parsa recounts how a childhood of war, prayer and obedience was upended by a teenage sexual awakening and, ultimately, pride. He lifts the heavy veil of persecution to reveal the fabulous and flamboyant gay scene right at the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran, flourishing under the ever-present shadow of the Grand Ayatollah and morality police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEye-opening and at times laugh-out-loud funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Ayatollah’s Gaze\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of self-discovery in a country where sharia \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Reveals a hidden life of music, parties and love – daring to exist where it’s outlawed’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e‘When I wasn’t laughing with the cast of larger-than-life characters, I was crying and shaking my head in sadness and disbelief . . . an important story for our times, and a testament to how we can find joy in even the bleakest of circumstances’ \u003cb\u003eIqbal Hussain, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorthern Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a0\" data-wf-id='[\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a0\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a4\" data-wf-id='[\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a4\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (November 2025)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a8\" data-wf-id='[\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a8\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781915584465\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58627799548288,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/9781806770489_reducedmegapixelsforShopify.jpg?v=1785754350","url":"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/products\/the-ayatollah-s-gaze","provider":"Eye Books Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}