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Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

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

Social media help young Iranian fashion designers

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iran budget a setback for women’s issues

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

An Iranian man jumps over a fire to mark the last Tuesday of the Iranian calendar year in Tehran, Iran March 14, 2006. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl - RTR175XZ

Iranians ignore government limits on holiday celebration

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (R) meets with Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Baghdad February 2, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX184QG

Iran's environment VP to Al-Monitor: 'We lost eight years'

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

An Iranian bride waits for her groom during a mass wedding ceremony at the country's grand hall in Iran's Interior ministry building in central Tehran August 19, 2007. More than 800 Iranian students will be getting married at the same time. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) - RTR1SX4G

Proposed 'Ministry of Marriage and Divorce' sparks controversy

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

ZARAND, IRAN - FEBRUARY 23: Rescuers and survivors sift through the remains of buildings destroyed in an earthquake which struck on February 23, 2005 in the Zarand region of Iran. Official sources in Iran are estimating a death toll of around 500 from the quake which hit 6.4 on the richter scale. (Photo by Getty Images)

Abortion on the rise in Iran

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iranian women fight efforts to restrict travel abroad

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iranian TV breaks taboo on music performance

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

A young Iranian veiled woman stands in front of a mosque at the 18th Tehran International Book Fair May 8, 2005. Aspirants vying to replace outgoing reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami in the June 17 election must first be vetted by a constitutional watchdog known as the Guardian Council which comprises of six clerics and Islamic jurists who have in the past always rejected women hopefuls. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl MN/YH - RTRAIQA

Iranian women warned about wearing chador

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
A couple holds hands while walking on the beach of Kish Island, 1,250 kilometers (777 miles) south of Tehran April 26, 2011 . REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) - RTR2LMWP

More unmarried couples living together in Iran

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

Iran's billboard guide to family planning teaches 'the more, the merrier'

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture

An Iranian woman puts on make up as she waits for a concert by the Iranian singer Hamid Asgari at the Interior Ministry building in Tehran April 24, 2008. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) - RTR1ZUV4

Cosmetics boom in Iran

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture