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Caught between tradition and modernity

Will ancient poet Hafez win the "soft war" in Iran?

Shiraz was Iran's Book Capital of 2020. The poet Hafez was born here in 1315.
Shiraz was Iran's Book Capital of 2020. The poet Hafez was born here in 1315.
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Marian Brehmer
Date: 
14.01.2021
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, History of the Near and Middle East, Iran conflict, Iranian cinema, Iranian clerics, Iranian literature, Iranian opposition, Islamic Revolution of Iran, Mysticism | Sufism, Shia Islam | Shiite Muslims, Sunni-Shia tension, Travel, Travels in the Orient, U.S. policy in the Middle East
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