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Farhad Meysami, a longtime civil activist who protested the mandatory hijab, was released from prison on Friday, February 10th. His career focused on non-violence stands in stark contrast to his upbringing in a community where violence was ubiquitous. "I grew up in a subculture where violence was n
An Iranian foundation close to the country's Islamic government has praised the man who is accused of violently attacking novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving the writer severely injured, and said it was offering him a reward of farmland.