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decorations by massud; dj clipped; dj edges & extremities worn with tiny chips;273pp;16pp of photos;endpaper maps;"as a child, najmeh najafi determined that her life was to be spent helping the villagers of her native persia to a better existence within the pattern of their ancient culture. it was this determination which sent her to america to study and which took her home again fired with plans.a.she came eventually to village of sarbandan, in the hills sev hrs from teheran, where mod ideas from the west had not penetrated.armed with love, intelligence, determination and very little money, she set up clinics, put into effect a sanitation program, gathered girls into classes for study.re-educated women.native handicrafts while teaching them to read and write, and trained girls as teachers and assistants to carry on and extend the work begun."