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Speaking of Iran

Filmmakers Clash as Rouhani’s Agenda Leaves Iranians Divided

October 30, 2014
Speaking of Iran
Filmmakers Clash as Rouhani’s Agenda Leaves Iranians Divided
Filmmakers Clash as Rouhani’s Agenda Leaves Iranians Divided

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BY LADANE NASSERI

The assaults on women come amid a tug-of-war over women’s dress between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s government and hard-line opponents. After decades portraying starkly different visions of Iran through their movies, two of the nation’s leading filmmakers have turned on each other in a dispute that has sucked in some of the country’s top officials.

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129 Journalists Sign Letter against Isfahan Arrests

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