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Not so fast

As a transportation engineer and researcher I have found some troubling errors in the report of the Rasht-Zanjan highway bridge. I am not sure who

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On Back Of My Faith

On back of my faith, I carry this weight Of this heavy load, that many have shunned. From very source, I have the motive To

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Missing a Father in Iran

When he disappeared, my father was investigating cigarette smuggling — a known problem in that region — on behalf of several large companies. The last

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Waterfront Persians suck

From Stuff black people hate The Georgetown Waterfront is one of the only places in [Washington] DC that doesn’t suck anymore. From March – October,

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Bakhtiari Tribe, Iran

Bakhtiaris Lor(Bozorg & Kouchak); “Wikipedia” & “Bakhtiarifam.com” The Bakhtiari (or Bakhtiyari, Bakhtyari) are a group of southwestern Iranians, with their most significant member being Naveed

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vermillion

                  “the bloodline of the roses has pledged me unto life” (translation of this quote from forough is my own)*      and the white

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Who belongs to IRI regime?

Every now and then I watch this interesting program called ‘Mosalase Shisheyi’ which has a large audience in Iran. The host or interviewer is Reza

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Recalling the Peace Corps

Someone should know how many Americans served in the Peace Corps in Iran before 1979. My guess is their number is around 200-300? I’m pretty

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