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Breaking Down Boundaries Through Literature and Song
Reza Aslan hopes literature and music can help break down the boundaries between the Middle East and the West.
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Inside Contemporary Iranian Art (Complete)
NEW YORK, October 25, 2010 - Mitra Abbaspour, Hamid Keshmirshekan, Linda Komaroff, and Venetia Porter discuss current trends in Iranian...
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Photo of the Day: Why So Serious, Iranians?
Iranian men with faces painted in the colours of their national flag attend their national team's friendly football match against Brazil in Abu Dhabi on October 7, 2010
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Photo of the Day: Victory, Sweet Victory!
Iran's Vali Nourmohammadi lies on the court after his team's victory against India at their finals match in the third Asian Central Zone Volleyball Championship in Kolkata.
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Tariq Ali: New President, Same Mistakes
Historian and critic Tariq Ali traces the continuity of errors between Bush, Obama foreign policy.
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As Iran's President Heads to New York, an Opportunity
Suzanne DiMaggio discusses the ramifications of Iran's President upcoming visit to NY.
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Rivers of Ice
Rivers of Ice showcases the work of photographer and mountaineer David Breashears, who has retraced the steps of photographers of the past century to recapture images of these mountains and their glaciers from exactly the same vantage point
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Photo of the Day: Asian Men's Body Building Competition
Competitors pose for the 44th Asian Men's Bodybuilding competition in Tehran on August 6, 2010.
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Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Women Transforming Islamic Societies
CFR scholar Isobel Coleman posits a way forward for women in traditional, patriarchal cultures.
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Engaging Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government will not hold talks with the West about its nuclear program until late August.
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