The House I Left Behind: a Journey from Islam to Christ

The House I Left Behind tells the captivating and moving life story of Dr Daniel Shayesteh. Dr Shayesteh was raised a practicing Muslim in Iran. While studying in Tehran he became involved in the Iranian Fundamentalist Revolution and went on to become a leading Muslim politician and teacher of Islamic religious philosophy in northern Iran. In the second year after the Revolution he fell out of favor with the Ayatollah Khomeinis political group. Kidnapped by Khomeinis Revolutionary Military he was placed on death row awaiting execution. He was miraculously released and eventually escaped to Turkey where through a business relationship which went wrong he came to know a group of Christians and through them Jesus Christ. Dr Shayestehs story offers a compelling picture of life in Iran after the Revolution. He provides unique insights into the interactions between Iranian culture and fundamentalist Islam a devastating critique of the Iranian Revolution and a warning to the world about radical Islam.