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At least 25 dead and hundreds injured following massive explosion at Iranian port
Firefighters work as black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern city of Bandar ...
The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs
The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries ...
The Armenian Weekly1d
Houri Berberian and Talinn Grigor to give annual Vartan Gregorian lecture at NAASR
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host an in-person illustrated lecture by Dr. Houri ...
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On the Big Screen This Week: Iranian Women, Demolition Men, and Uncle Boonmee
Interesting little event I almost missed: The two-day Iranian Film Festival at MCAD this weekend is called "Women’s Voices: ...
Tribune Online on MSN3d
More women in Iran choosing to go without headscarves in public — Report
A growing number of women in Iran are choosing to appear in public without headscarves, signaling what many observers see as a bold act of resistance against strict Islamic dress codes.During a recent ...
How Iran’s government has weaponized sexual violence against women who dare to resist
The Iranian state seemingly perceives dissenting women not merely as disobedient citizens but as bodies that have escaped ...
Public Radio East6d
Iran targets women singers in wave of arrests and harassment
In its latest crackdown, Iran's authorities are targeting female singers who have released their music on social media ...