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Speaking of Iran

Dear Iran, Can I Please Come Home?

November 20, 2015
Speaking of Iran
Dear Iran, Can I Please Come Home?
Dear Iran, Can I Please Come Home?

FOREIGN POLICY

BY AZADEH MOAVENI

On my desk is a pile of small passport pictures of me in a turquoise headscarf. I have recently been considering making my first trip to Iran since 2009, though my Iranian passport is long expired. The photos for a new passport, along with the application, linger next to my laptop, waiting for me to summon the courage to show up at the consulate in London. After that, the only thing separating me from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport would be a plane ticket and a whim.

 

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