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Speaking of Iran

Team Melli Evokes the Iran of Our Imagination

June 27, 2014
Speaking of Iran
Team Melli Evokes the Iran of Our Imagination
Team Melli Evokes the Iran of Our Imagination

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

BY FARNAZ FASSIHI

Like most hyphenated Americans, I straddle two worlds. My dual identity, Iranian by origin and American by birth, is often effortless and natural.

I can switch languages mid-sentence, savor both saffron rice and cheeseburger and relate to Iranian women resisting the mandatory head scarf the same way I do American girlfriends complaining about lack of equal pay.

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