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In 1979 Iran went through a major upheaval with the Revolution. While this political and social transformation was just beginning, the country was thrown into war with Iraq, which would last eight years. During these years, the revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, encouraged Iranians to have large families, to make 'Armies for Islam'. At the time, Iran's population was 25 million: today the population is 68 million with nearly 70 percent aged 30 or younger - these are the Children of the Revolution. | |
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Zohreh Soleimani is not a journalist, but she presents a piercing picture of daily life for young people in Iran. In this half-hour, she examines the impact Iran’s long war with Iraq had on the people of her generation. She also explores how women use their sexuality to fight the political regime, and the challenges artists and musicians face as they try to express their creativity. |
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In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Zohreh Soleimani reports from the Iranian border with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the drug crisis that is sweeping Iran. She also explores the boom in Internet use in Iran. Hossein Derakshan and Salam Pax (also known as the Baghdad Blogger) give us a guide to the Iranian blogosphere, which is bristling with lively political dissidents blogging alongside poets and religious leaders. |
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