nader hashemi. first-ever like to thank the department of middle eastern, the asian and african studies here at columbia university for sponsoring this event tonight. i would also like to thank the middle east institute at columbia university and the columbia university graduate school of journalism. cosponsoring. the publisher of the book, melville house. in particular i would like to express my appreciation for my friend, hamid dabasi, who made all of the arrangements for this evening's discussion possible. when this book was published it seems like of long time ago. actually published at the beginning of this month. this brother eventual and indeed one might say world historic month of february 2011. when the book was published at the outset of did you marry the world's eyes were, of course, what on egypt. and although iran figured in much of the discussion and analysis surrounding the a people with the iran 1979 revolution invoking something of a comparative specter. the green movement was by no