Iran ends provision by state of contraceptives and vasectomies ... 288theguardian.com 16/06/2020 Health Government move to boost birth rate does not affect pharmacies or private hospitals Michael Safi @safimichael Mon 15 Jun 2020 18.23 BST Iran’s state ...View Details»	Top 10 books about Iran ... 1032theguardian.com 13/05/2020 Arts By Nazanine Hozar Published on Wed 13 May 2020 14.55 BST *** A culture both tender and resolute … a veiled woman at the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfah...View Details»
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Virus response in Mideast tainted by political views of Iran... 2244msn.com 28/02/2020 Politics By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In the Middle East, even virus outbreaks are political. The coronavirus has killed 26 people in Iran --...View Details»	A Saudi Rapper Faces Arrest After Praising Women In Her Music Video... 1697msn.com 25/02/2020 Culture By Rose Minutaglio Saudi officials have reportedly called for the arrest of rapper Ayasel Slay after she uploaded a music video for her feminist ant...View Details»
How the Trump administration saved the Islamic Republic ... 2091aljazeera.com 09/01/2020 Politics The Iranian leadership was struggling with a major legitimacy crisis when Trump came to its rescue. by Ahmad Sadri In the days after the events of 9/1...View Details»	'Whatever it takes': Iran crackdown killed 1,500... 3383news.yahoo.com 24/12/2019 Politics A Reuters special investigation has uncovered that the death toll from last month's protests in Iran is much, much higher than initial estimates from ...View Details»
Iraqi Kurds turn to Zoroastrianism as faith, identity entwine... 2519msn.com 25/10/2019 Culture In a ceremony at an ancient, ruined temple in northern Iraq, Faiza Fuad joined a growing number of Kurds who are leaving Islam to embrace the faith of...View Details»	Is 'love and desire in Iran' a threat to US national security? ... 3255aljazeera.com 12/10/2019 Politics What is really behind the US Department of Education's fury over a Middle East studies programme? by Hamid Dabashi The United States Department of Edu...View Details»

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