Patterns on a Prayer Rug

About the Book

I would like to invite you to join me on an imaginary journey to the ancient country of Persia, now known as Iran, the home of the poet Rumi. We will suspend any assumptions we may have developed while viewing the country as an Islamic Republic or dictatorship and focus on its ancient and rich culture. The vignettes that comprise Patterns on a Prayer Rug recall some of my experiences while living in the country for fifteen years but have no particular theme. They do, however, focus on happenings which shaped my intellectual landscape regarding Iran and the Iranian people.

About the Author

Franklin T. Burroughs was born in Wilmington, CA and graduated from Phineas Banning High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Pepperdine College, his M.S. in Education at the University of Southern California and his Doctor of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He lived and worked in the Middle East from 1964 until 1979 and managed to escape from Iran after the Islamic Revolution. He has served as college/university administrator, consultant to the Prime Minister and Minister of Health in Iran as well as consultant to the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Energy. He is a contractor with the U.S. State Department. He represented Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his effort to convince then-President Jimmie Carter to cooperate with him in establishing a constitutional monarchy in Iran.