I Survived the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
What happens when you refuse to walk on a flag—and get caught listening to music?
In the Shadows of the IRGC is the harrowing true story of Sherman Jason Niamehr, born in Florence, Italy, to a Muslim mother and a Jewish father. Raised between two cultures, Sherman’s life changed forever the day he refused to step on a painted American and Israeli flag during his mandatory military service in Iran. Days later, he was caught listening to music—both acts seen as dangerous defiance by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
He was branded a spy. Interrogated. Disappeared into a secret IRGC black…
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