Khoda Hafez... Goodbye Iran

"Tires burned in the street. Angry demonstrators beat on the hood, trunk, and top of our car with their fists. It was hard to breathe inside the car with the windows up; the smell of burning rubber having seeped in. Soon, John and I were both coughing and gagging. I was trying to determine what to do when an Iranian banged on my driver's side window and yelled in English, 'Follow me!' He shouted something in Farsi to the crowd. They parted ranks and let him guide our car to a side street. All of a sudden, it was quiet. The smell of burning rubber dissipated, and the demonstration continued to move down the street behind us."

This is the story of a husband and his family who moved to Tehran, Iran, in 1978. He took a job as senior engineer with American Bell International Inc. (ABII).

What was supposed to be just a foreign assignment turned into one that witnessed a revolution and the last ruling days of the Shah of Iran.

This true story depicts ordinary daily life interspersed with demonstrations and riots as told by the author, his wife, company security alerts, and various newspapers/ magazines.