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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Israel and Iran's governments aren't good. Neither is ours': Lowen, the metal band confronting a troubled Middle East

Nina Saeidi uses theatrical metal performance to express Iranian heritage, political dissent, and reclaimed cultural practices while evading censorship and honoring family history.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

'I want to go feel it. I want to smell it.' This Valley market is a ticket home to Iran

It hits me like a wall as the glass doors slide open: an unidentifiable scent - toasted, warm and slightly sweet. At international markets, smell, inextricably linked to our memories and emotions, is often a one-way plane ticket home. Imported laundry detergent, tightly sealed jars of hard-to-find spices, fragrant incense and loose teas are all olfactory postcards. At Q Market & Produce in Lake Balboa, this is no different. Its scent, while unrecognizable to me, is a reminder to others of life in Iran.
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