Friday, July 4, 2008 
Shahrnush Parsipur is arguably one of the most important Iranian writers working today. First published when she was just sixteen years old, much of her writing casts a spotlight on the lives of women, in a style that combines frank language with magical realism. Parsipur has been jailed under both the Shah’s regime and that […]
Filed under: BOOKS, CENSORSHIP, INTERVIEWS, WOMEN
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I already blogged about this today, so in order that I not plagiarize myself, please click here to read about it in full. The gist is that Google was blocked in Iran, this block was confirmed by an Iranian official, and then Google was unblocked because, officials say, the block had been an error.
It’s […]
Filed under: CENSORSHIP, INTERNET
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