These Are the True Things

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One Was, One Wasn't یکی بود یکی نبود
The classic (and somewhat befuddling) start to fairytales in Persian
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
"You OK?"
Some thoughts on friendship, death, and headless chickens two weeks after the Iran-Israel ceasefire.
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
War in Iran Diary Entry 3
On the war's aftermath and Luthen's insight into the failure's of the Pahlavi opposition
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
War in Iran Diary-Entry 2
Random Thoughts on the Day After the Bombs Fell and the Bombs Continued to Fall
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
War in Iran Diary-Entry 1
In a fast changing situation, here are my thoughts for today.
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
Being John Travolta in Tehran
Note: On Friday July 5th, there will be a second round of presidential elections in Iran.
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
To Vote or Not to Vote: A View from Iran
To vote or not to vote.
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
The Gadfly
A Personal and Revolutionary History
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
Where Were You on 22 Bahman?
Former revolutionaries remember this day
 • Naghmeh Sohrabi
These Are the True Things
These Are the True Things
I'm an historian who writes about politics, history, and culture of Iran and the Middle East. Also about television, books, and whatever catches my fancy.
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