"Every culture has something to be ashamed of, but every culture also has the right to change, to challenge negative traditions, and create to new ones."

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Source : "Iran’s Women: Canaries in the Coal Mine" by Azar Nafisi, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2010.

Azar Nafisi

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