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Nosy relatives

Letter to The Iranian: The article written by Cyrus Raafat [“Real Iranian girls”] inspired me to go to Iran during last December. I corresponded with

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High hopes

I've made it a habit not to comment on the photographs that I submit to The Iranian. But today's event at Tehran's Hosseiniyeh Ershad, the

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Googoosh is back!?

Ladies and gentleman. Get ready. The looong wait is over. The Queen of Pop, the Goddess of Music, the woman known lovingly as Shah Mahi

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Velvet

Czechoslovakia — now divided into Czech and Slovak republics — is probably one of the rare states that has suffered at least three name changes

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Breaking the rules

Photos Skiing in Dizin Cafés & restaurants For Iranians who have lived abroad for years, it takes many trips back to the homeland to fully

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Flying doves

That is the only writing on Iran I have done except to share some emails with a surveyor friend here in the U.S. about my

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Delbar o Delavar

Her voice shaking with joy, my friend shared her happiness with me. After eight long years waiting to become a grandma, she had just learned

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Misplaced

The long awaited sixth Majles elections had finally arrived. When the polls had opened in Iran, it was probably about 9 o'clock in the evening

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