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Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Mehrnaz Samimi is an Iranian-American journalist. On Twitter: @mehrnazsamimi

Computer teacher Behnam Soleimani makes his way along an uneven sidewalk in Tehran, July 17, 2017.

Disabled Iranians on tough terrain as hurdles persist

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Drugs are prepared for burning during a ceremony in southern Tehran, March 9, 2009. Authorities burnt 3 tonnes of drugs confiscated in Tehran on Monday as a part of an anti-drug ceremony. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN CONFLICT SOCIETY) - RTXCK1E

'Rice pill' cheap killer in Iran

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iran restricts organ transplants

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

A man helps a veteran of the war between Iraq and Iran during Friday prayers in Tehran January 5, 2007. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN) - RTR1KWIB

Iran's disabled veterans lack services, access

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

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Traditional elements shine in Iran's modern art

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

SHIRAZ, IRAN - MAY 29: A cutout of a woman in Iranian dress stands in front of the Karim Khani Palace, also a former prison, on May 29, 2014 in Shiraz, Iran. Shiraz, celebrated for more than 2,000 years as the heartland of Persian culture, is known as the home of Iranian poetry and for its progressive attitudes and tolerance. Like all of Iran, this week Shiraz observes the 25th anniversary of the death and continued legacy of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic revolution. (Photo by John Moo

Iranian official: employing women 'not a priority'

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iranian men pose in a shop selling jeans in Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran on October 7, 2013. A campaign launched by young Iranians on internet networking sites Facebook and Twitter were mocking Israeli President Benjamin Netayahu following his comments during an interview diffused on October 5, in which he implied there is a supposed ban on wearing jeans and listening to Western music in the Islamic Republic. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Botox on the rise among Iranian men

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

A guide to Iranian online dating

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Copies and creations: Iran's Ramadan entertainment

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iranian young boys look at a toy which depicts the character "Spiderman" at a shopping centre on the island of Kish in the Persian Gulf 1250 km (777 miles) south of Tehran August 4, 2008. Kish became the country's first free trade zone and the new gateway to Iran in 1982, being 17 km (11 miles) off the southern shore of mainland Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) - RTR20MIF

Iranian agency bans cartoons, Disney designs

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

MASHHAD, IRAN: TO GO WITH AFP STORY "IRAN-FARM-ECONOMY-LUXURY-SAFFRON" Iranian workers sort and clean saffron filaments during the saffron processing at Iran's Novin Saffron factory in Touss industrial zone of Mashhad, northeast of Iran, 01 November 2006. Despite Iran's status as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the saffron world, it has yet to realize the full economic potential of the 3,000 year-old industry and faces challenges to hold on to its rampant market share. MORE IMAGES AVAILABLE ON IMAGE

Women in Iran's factories face hardship, discrimination

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

A general view of housing complexes in northwestern Tehran on a clear day February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: CITYSCAPE ENVIRONMENT) - RTR2IHNH

Women realtors may lose jobs in Iran

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture