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What It Means to Be Iranian in America

I was an immigrant before my first birthday. We leftIranin 1975 forPeoria, Illinois, home ofCaterpillar; my father transferred there from the company’sTehranbranch. The Iranian Revolution began in…

Shervin Malekzadeh 10 May 2019

Iran’s Other Generation Gap, 40 Years On

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Narges Bajoghli 22 February 2019

Timeline of the Iranian Revolution

Majalla 15 February 2019

Forty Years After Shah’s Fall, Khamenei’s Regime Collapses

Iranian authorities have launched "Dahe-ye Fajr" (10 days of Dawn) to commemorate the anniversary of Khomeini's return to Iran on February 1, 1979 until the revolution's victory on…

Fayrouz Ramadan Zada 15 February 2019

Tehran Celebrates Four Decades of Revolution

As the fortieth anniversary of the Iranian revolution approached, American media and policymakers reflected on the continuing enmity between the U.S. and Tehran’s rulers. National Public Radio,…

Joseph Braude 15 February 2019

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