Hidden in the Mirror

You are holding the book *”Hidden in the Mirror: Conversations with Zia Mohyeddin”* written by *Mehdi Mozaffari Savouji*. This book is the result of conversations that Mehdi Mozaffari Savouji conducted with Dr. Ziyauddin Muvahed over a period of four years. These conversations were held from 2006 to 2010. In this book, Dr. Mohyeddin addresses various topics such as philosophy, poetry, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan Sales, Persian poetry of the 1990s, intellectual movements, the novel *The Blind Owl*, and Hushang Golshiri. In one section of the book, you read: “I want to recount an interesting memory; in the Lake District, which is enchanting especially in autumn, and one can grasp where English landscape painters drew their inspiration, I was a guest of a priest belonging to the Anglican Church. I asked, ‘Can Copleston attain high positions in the church?’ He replied, ‘No. Because he is a philosophical man. Copleston is influenced by the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas and the Jesuits. You can guess why. In Iran as well, Allameh Tabatabai, with all his erudition in jurisprudence and mastery of Islamic principles, was neither a source of religious funds nor could he become a Marja, mainly because he was a professor of philosophy. He was neither a writer of religious treatises nor, apparently, did he have works in jurisprudence and principles. Philosophy was his priority…'” This book has been published by *Hermes Publishing*.