"When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned.“


-Azar Nafisi

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When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned.

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