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Answering Only to God: Faith and Freedom in Iran
April 15, 2003
Jonathan Lyons foreign correspondent

Jonathan Lyons discusses his book Answering Only to God: Faith and Freedom in Twenty-First-Century Iran.

Culture & Identity | Politics & Public Affairs
Authors | Human Rights | Jonathan Lyons | Middle Eastern | Muslim | Spirituality & Religion
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