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Azar Nafisi

When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned.

Azar Nafisi

Dreams

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At the age of 13, when the author left Iran, she saw her homeland as a bright and inspiring place that symbolized everything she hoped for in life. Despite leaving, her hopes and dreams always brought her thoughts back to Iran as a central source of meaning and aspiration.

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