Yaghoub Yadali recounts the attacks last year at the Boston Marathon through his lens and he describes the intense emotions that gripped him during this time.
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In his column, Yaghoub Yadali throws some light on the media war that is stymieing the burial of professor and distinguished scholar, Richard N. Frye, in Iran.
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Yaghoub Yadali uses juxtaposition to great effect in this piece. These fictionalized stories subtly expose some of the real fears and struggles felt by authors from around the world.
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In this week’s column Yaghoub Yadali talks about the construction, danger, and humanity of Iranian heroes, past and present.
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Columnist Yaghoub Yadali remembers his amazement at discovering a story by Donald Barthelme in Iran, his difficulty finding any information about the author, and, years later, rereading his work as a fellow writer.
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Does Iranian or Middle Eastern heritage mean ‘terrorist’? Yaghoub Yadali examines prejudice and takes a close look at the short film “Brain of Terror,” in which the Iranian-American actress Kathreen Khavari plays 11 characters who are trying determine whether or not they’re terrorists.
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Jack Straw, the ex-foreign secretary of Britain, recently visited Iran and what he found surprised him: a modernizing Tehran (despite heavy economic sanctions), an American-educated political administration, and a people ready to reach a lasting agreement with the West.
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