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The coverup

When Hossein Reza-Zadeh won yesterday I was ecstatic. I didn’t think Iran would win any medals and after the embarrassing behaviour of Arash Miresmaieli, I

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To rest at last

A prominent Jewish family living in Tehran, the Hakakians enjoyed the respect of their community and led an intellectual life rich with wit, spirit, and

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Najaf

A rebel cowers under a pockmarked headstone with his name on it, metaphorically of course, for it belongs to a fellow felled long ago by

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