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Houshang Moradi-Kermani

Houshang Moradi-Kermani is an Iranian writer.

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The Vice Principal

The first of two short-story selections from a new anthology on literature from the "axis of evil". The tale of a dictatorial Iranian school teacher is a sweeping satire of censorship and free speech.