EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 20 MIN
Passport To Freedom From Tehran To Triumph From Dr Nizam Missaghi
from Arroe Collins Like It's Live · host Arroe Collins
A gripping memoir of faith, identity and the fragile line between belonging and exile—where freedom is never guaranteed, and survival depends on who dares to help you carry it: in Passport To Freedom: From Tehran To Triumph (Regalo Press; September 22, 2026), Dr. Nizam Missaghi, now in America, shares his harrowing escape from Iran as a child. Born in the United States and taken back to Iran as an infant, Nizam grew up free on paper but trapped in practice. At seven years-old when he was expelled from school for the first time in Tehran—not for misbehavior or poor grades, but for belonging to a faith the Islamic Republic refused to recognize. In post-revolutionary Iran, being Baha’i meant fractured futures: no university, no profession, no way to support a family. Yet hidden in a dresser drawer was a golden ticket: a United States passport quietly renewed every five years in secret. As adolescence gave way to urgency, Nizam had to decide whether hope was worth the risk of escape. With surveillance closing in and many doors slammed shut, he faced an unthinkable choice: remain invisible or gamble everything on a document that could save or destroy him.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.
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A gripping memoir of faith, identity and the fragile line between belonging and exile—where freedom is never guaranteed, and survival depends on who dares to help you carry it: in Passport To Freedom: From Tehran To Triumph (Regalo Press; September 22, 2026), Dr. Nizam Missaghi, now in America, shares his harrowing escape from Iran as a child. Born in the United States and taken back to Iran as an infant, Nizam grew up free on paper but trapped in practice. At seven years-old when he was expelled from school for the first time in Tehran—not for misbehavior or poor grades, but for belonging to a faith the Islamic Republic refused to recognize. In post-revolutionary Iran, being Baha’i meant fractured futures: no university, no profession, no way to support a family. Yet hidden in a dresser drawer was a golden ticket: a United States passport quietly renewed every five years in secret. As adolescence gave way to urgency, Nizam had to decide whether hope was worth the risk of escape. With surveillance closing in and many doors slammed shut, he faced an unthinkable choice: remain invisible or gamble everything on a document that could save or destroy him.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.
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