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Reconciliation

On the publication of Sheema Kalbasi's book of poetry, “Echoes in Exile”: Every culture and its arts have their strengths; however, within those strengths can

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Timeless portraits

From “Sevruguin's Iran: Late 19th Century Photographs of Iran From the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, The Netherlands” edited by L.A. Freydoun Barjesteh van

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Daniel M Pourkesali

WASHINTON DC RALLY

An estimated two hundred thousand people from across the country converged in Washington, DC on Saturday in a spirited rally that was hailed as the

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God, what a year

* At a party, you can always spot a woman with small breasts but you can never tell which man has a small penis. Another

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Cat in the sack

This is a sexually explicit story. If you are under 18 talk with an adult you trust. > >>> I want to read it

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What to do about Iran

There is no shortage of proposals regarding what to do about the present Iran conundrum. Some proposals are authored by experts such as Henry Kissinger,

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The Iranian knight

Last July 23rd, a friend asked us to join him at a party in a trendy West Hollywood restaurant. Since we had already committed to

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Too much to ask?

  It's the New Year, and every year I do the same thing, I make a New Year's resolution that this year, I am going

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A composer in a new key

It is a rare pleasure that you encounter the realization of a potential you had only imagined possible. Hearing Reza Vali’s Nayshaboorak (Calligraphy No. 6)

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Biases in historical enquiry

It is interesting that people like Mr. Nooriala [see: “Biyaabaangardaan chegooneh pirooz mishavand?”] are making the effort to research and find new explanations for the

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