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For those who can't make the trip, though, the library has a few of its treasures waiting at the click of a computer mouse. Dinavari, the reference librarian for the Iranian World collection, is eager to show them off. -America.gov
Online at the Library of Congress, a Taste of Iranian Treats
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For those who can't make the trip, though, the library has a few of its treasures waiting at the click of a computer mouse. Dinavari, the reference librarian for the Iranian World collection, is eager to show them off. -America.gov
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Iranian-American Farnaz Fassihi has won four prestigious journalism awards for her courageous reporting on Iran in the aftermath of the 2009 June presidential elections: "Under great personal danger, Farnaz Fassihi, a native Iranian, captured compelling stories about Iranian resistance and the attempts to silence it."
Farnaz Fassihi Wins Four Awards For Her Iran Coverage
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Iranian-American Farnaz Fassihi has won four prestigious journalism awards for her courageous reporting on Iran in the aftermath of the 2009 June presidential elections: "Under great personal danger, Farnaz Fassihi, a native Iranian, captured compelling stories about Iranian resistance and the attempts to silence it."
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Students at Kherad school in Gonbad Kavoos region of Iran continue their education under very tough circumstances and with the least amount of resources. The classes for the 27 students, who belong to the nomad tribes, are held in a old bus that is moved around with a tractor. -Photos by Aboutaleb Nadri
Photos: School On A Bus, Gonbad Kavoos - Part I
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Students at Kherad school in Gonbad Kavoos region of Iran continue their education under very tough circumstances and with the least amount of resources. The classes for the 27 students, who belong to the nomad tribes, are held in a old bus that is moved around with a tractor. -Photos by Aboutaleb Nadri
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People in Iran headed outdoors on April 2nd to mark Sizdehbedar, the 13th day of Persian New Year. Iranians celebrate Sizdah-Bedar, the traditional Persian festival of nature, which is also a finale to the Nowruz celebrations. -Photos by Abolfazl Salmanzadeh
Photos: Iranians Outdoor to Mark 13th day of Persian New Year - Part I
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People in Iran headed outdoors on April 2nd to mark Sizdehbedar, the 13th day of Persian New Year. Iranians celebrate Sizdah-Bedar, the traditional Persian festival of nature, which is also a finale to the Nowruz celebrations. -Photos by Abolfazl Salmanzadeh
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The Iranian Student Group at UCLA (ISG) together with the Persian American Cancer Institute Present: The 4th Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser for PACI - An Evening of Fashion, Fun and Fundraising for Cancer Awareness
4th Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser for the Persian American Cancer Institute
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The Iranian Student Group at UCLA (ISG) together with the Persian American Cancer Institute Present: The 4th Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser for PACI - An Evening of Fashion, Fun and Fundraising for Cancer Awareness
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JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, December 04, 2007 (IRIN) - Suhail AbualSameed looked calm, yet he was shaking inside. He was seated before a row of ulama, distinguished Islamic scholars, from Afghanistan to Yemen at the International Consultation on Islam and HIV/AIDS, organised by the charity, Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week.
MIDDLE EAST: Doors of tolerance begin to open for gay Muslims
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JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, December 04, 2007 (IRIN) - Suhail AbualSameed looked calm, yet he was shaking inside. He was seated before a row of ulama, distinguished Islamic scholars, from Afghanistan to Yemen at the International Consultation on Islam and HIV/AIDS, organised by the charity, Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week.
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The Persian New Year (Noruz) festivities were held in Sadabad Palace in Tehran on Saturday with participation of the presidents of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, and Turkmenistan. Several foreign ministers and high-ranking officials from ten countries are also guest to the celebrations. -MNA
Photos: Five presidents celebrate Persian New Year in Tehran
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The Persian New Year (Noruz) festivities were held in Sadabad Palace in Tehran on Saturday with participation of the presidents of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, and Turkmenistan. Several foreign ministers and high-ranking officials from ten countries are also guest to the celebrations. -MNA
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45 Iranian artists in an open letter to Islamic Republic officials demanded the release of prominent filmmaker, Jafar Panahi and journalist, Mohammad Nourizadeh. -Zamaneh
Iran's Artist Community Demands Release of Filmmaker Jafar Panahi
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45 Iranian artists in an open letter to Islamic Republic officials demanded the release of prominent filmmaker, Jafar Panahi and journalist, Mohammad Nourizadeh. -Zamaneh
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Two films at the Human Rights Watch film festival attempt to bring the real Iran to the eyes of the west – an Islamic republic where secularists and rockers struggle to make a space for themselves
A chance to hear Iran's Voices of the Unheard | Rachel Aspden
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Two films at the Human Rights Watch film festival attempt to bring the real Iran to the eyes of the west – an Islamic republic where secularists and rockers struggle to make a space for themselves
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Despite the heavy security presence and the intimidation and pressure by coup government's agents to prevent the families of political prisoners to hold Norooz and Persian New Year celebrations in front of Evin prison, where their loved ones have unjustly been imprisoned, these ceremonies were held.
Photos: Norouz Behind Evin Prison's Walls in Tehran
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Despite the heavy security presence and the intimidation and pressure by coup government's agents to prevent the families of political prisoners to hold Norooz and Persian New Year celebrations in front of Evin prison, where their loved ones have unjustly been imprisoned, these ceremonies were held.
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