Iranian women

Iran’s famous singer, Googoosh, recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight

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Iran’s famous singer, Googoosh, recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most famous singer, life has always been a balancing act of one kind or another. She started as a child, and performed with her acrobat father who balanced her on a chair on another chair resting only on her chin. Then later, as an icon of … Read more

In a glimpse of Tehran, an AP reporter sees a changing and challenged Iran

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In a glimpse of Tehran, an AP reporter sees a changing and challenged Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As you enter Iran’s capital, you begin with only the occasional glimpse — a passenger in a speeding car or a pedestrian trying to outrun Tehran’s notorious traffic. But as you reach the cooler heights of Tehran’s northern neighborhoods along the city’s sycamore-lined Vali-e Asr Street, they are almost everywhere, women … Read more