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The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

Director Mohammad Rasoulof made his new film in secret in defiance of the Iranian authorities

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war
John Bird

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war

If we’d had more astute leadership in the governing of the world we would not be facing threats to our peace

‘I exist as two people’: Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
First person

‘I exist as two people’: Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story star Peyvand Sadeghian’s dad was a refugee who left Iran in 1979 to become British. She works through her dual nationality – and the complexities that brings – on stage

Leila Farzad: I didn’t see people that looked like me on TV growing up
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Leila Farzad: I didn’t see people that looked like me on TV growing up

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab
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Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab

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Jamal Khashoggi and the new film humanising the man behind the headlines
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Jamal Khashoggi and the new film humanising the man behind the headlines