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Iran

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World

Which Countries Get to Be Tourist Destinations?

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 - by Roshana Ghaedi

Some regions are branded as places to find yourself. Others, like the Middle East, are constantly villainized

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Ghanimat Azhdari, a young woman in a blue dress, poses and smiles against a backdrop of nations' flags.
Current Affairs / World

What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

The University of Guelph PhD student was one of 175 who died on Flight 752. Friends remember a conservationist who fought to put Indigenous needs first

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World

Our Man in Tehran

October 16, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Barbara Kay

Ken Taylor didn’t just help rescue six Americans. He changed the way Canadians think about themselves

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Politics

Captives of Circumstance

September 17, 2015January 6, 2020 - by Nadim Roberts

A refugee’s child explains the harsh distinction between human smuggling and human trafficking

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Feature / September 2006

Iran’s Quiet Revolution

September 12, 2006January 6, 2020 - by Deborah Campbell

As the standoff with the United States heats up, Iranians are united on nuclear policy, but little else

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May 2005 / World

Iran’s Bizarre Military Bazaar

May 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Aram Roston

Aircraft and armaments on Kish Island, an earthly paradise designed to win over the international community

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July/August 2004 / Politics

Iran’s Great Game

July 12, 2004July 16, 2019 - by Hugh Graham

In 1980, Saddam Hussein invaded Iran because he believed Iranian fundamentalists were plotting against him. Today, with increasing chaos on the ground, is Iraq still threatened by Iranian subversion?

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Feature / June 2004

Houshang’s Promise

June 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Larry Krotz

He was kidnapped and tortured, his multi-million-dollar business was destroyed, and his family threatened. Now, as a Canadian citizen, Houshang Bouzari is going after the government of Iran through the civil court system

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