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Modern khaastegaari

After being away from Iran for more than twenty years, I didn't expect to return to the U.S. with a husband. However, everyone seemed to

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Rice, Iranian style

Ingredients – 1 large sac Basmati long grain rice – 1 glass oil – 1 large family spread well across the world – 1 Iranian

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Bukhara blues

His name is Mahdi Ibodov. To us, he could be Mehdi Ebadzadeh, or Ebadpoor. Who knows what would have been? His face, darkened and weathered

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Chew on this

I had no idea the word “aadaamss” comes from an old American brand name: Adams chewing gum. The story is similar to “Kleenex”, which is

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Running out of time

The Y2K bug in Iran is no different than in other countries, except that it has an extra twist. All existing technology and equipment in

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