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Father of modern politics got nothing on Iran’s Supreme Leader
Nobody has ever confused Niccolo Machiavelli with an Islamic revolutionary -- but he certainly knew a thing or two about revolutions. The Florentine political philosopher watched his native city overthrow, restore, and then overthrow again the powerful Medici family. And it was in this hotbed of backstabbing clans, religious favoritism, and political power plays that Machiavelli sharpened his teeth. Ah, how he would have enjoyed the Tehran of today
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Three and a half hours was the time difference that separated us since that humid, late-July evening in Istanbul
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Building compassion and greater understanding of world's challenges from young age
by Homa Sabet Tavangar
I had heard bits about the worsening famine, but sweating from our high temperatures at home, this news struck me hard. I could escape the heat and humidity with air conditioning, high speed internet, and cool treats. But for families in the Horn of Africa, their suffering seemed to be heaped on more suffering -- violence, lawlessness, growing fundamentalism and terrorism on top of drought, all fueling the intense famine
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