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Paradise Valley

Wikipedia: Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation (Greater Valparaíso) and one of the country’s most important seaports

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The Coast is Clear

Wikipedia: Algarrobo is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country’s central coast, it is a popular summer

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In honor of Galilei

I filmed this amazing installation by Brazilian artist Alex Flemming in honor of Galilei at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Santiago, Chile. It

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Jang, Azizam

Pop Emergency (حال استمراری) is 127 Band’s 4th album, which includes 12 tracks. There is also an EP version with 3 song in English, only

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Chillin’ in Chile

This is my third week in Chile and every day there’s a new delightful experience. A lot of it has to do with being a

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After the war

The possibility of war with Iran has never been greater. Here’s a few things to expect: — The Islamic regime, which was at its lowest

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Whistling with joy

And that’s why I have to go back to so many places in the future, there to find myself and constantly examine myself with no

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For Faleh

Faleh, our driver, and I were sitting on the edge of the sidewalk in Alfi Sq in Abadan and watching the cars go by. That’s

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Man Minus Sperm

I saw “Atashkar” last night and I thought it was very cleverly made. It touches on a very taboo subject in Iran.  It deals with

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Echoes of Liberty

“In light of the Arab Spring and ongoing censorship in the arts in the United States, despite its declaration of being ‘the land of the

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Forever and Ever and Ever…

The Albany Bulb is a former landfill largely owned by the City of Albany, in California. Many groups, including urban artists, local homeless, dog-walkers, teenagers,

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Niagra Falls Short

The Niagara Falls are the most powerful waterfalls in North America. These voluminous waterfalls are situated on the Niagara River, formed when glaciers receded at

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Happy as dirt

Last week I finished reading Henry Miller’s Tropic of Capricorn, the 1938 sequel to his classic Tropic of Cancer (see “Cancer of the Book”). This

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Love of Liberty

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Virginia, was my last stop before reaching Washington, DC, my final destination, finally! It was a reminder of what a

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Taking Jesus by the Horns

I stopped in Alexandria, South Dakota, when I saw a big sign for the “Fatima Family Shrine”. Then I went on to Mitchell, South Dakota,

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Remember These Names

UPDATE: I went back to the IRI office last night and hung ribbons on the entrance door handle and nearby poles. July 25: I paid

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Prisoners of Persia

I wanted to do something in honor of prisoners of conscience in Iran. Thousands have been locked up simply because they have a different view

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As an Iranian

In response to comments about my photo essay “Cowboys and Iranians”: If I was born and raised in America, this would have been a much

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List of names: Prisoners of Persia

List of prisoners of conscience remembered in Perian, Iowa, based on information on rahana.org: حسین رونقی ملکی Hossein Ronaghi Maleki امیرخسرو دلیرثانی Amir Khosrow Dalirsani

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Cowboys & Iranians

Part four of my trip across America took me from Dubois, Wyoming to Custer, South Dakota where I saw the amazing Crazy Horse Monument as

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