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My lemon yellow roosari

First part of an article on personal experiences with women's public appearance in Iran. I braved Tehran's summer heat one day after work and went

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Thinking of you

I think the idea of family is among the greatest in the world, but then, I am horribly biased. We always covet what we do

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Yazd, my love

I have fallen in love. Head-over-heels, utterly, magnificently. With the desert city of Yazd. Shiraz and Isfahan may be the glittering jewels of Iran, drawing

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Young democrats

Like a rock star performing before adoring fans, President Mohammad Khatami took to the stage on Sunday, offering his familiar, much-loved tunes of democracy, freedom,

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No plain Jane

If my children were to change their names when they grew up, I have to say that I would be heart broken. I had very

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A moon of our own

It is late afternoon. Not particularly hot for a day in July. The year is 1969. Dad is sitting in the veranda, reading the afternoon

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A moon of our own

It is late afternoon. Not particularly hot for a day in July. The year is 1969. Dad is sitting in the veranda, reading the afternoon

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