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Afshin Molavi

Afshin Molavi is the author of Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys Across Iran (WW Norton, 2002). He has reported on Iran for the Washington Post and Reuters, and is currently a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington.

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Iran: an afternoon with a hostage-taker

In an exclusive excerpt from “The Soul of Iran: A Nation’s Journey to Freedom”, just published by WW Norton, Afshin Molavi recalls a 1979 event that embitters the United States-Iran relationship to this day.

An Islamic Republic? Yes or No!

Iran’s regime generates anger, fear and confusion in the hearts of its young people, says Afshin Molavi