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Tehran Stories

<a href="http://www.pri.org/programs/the-world”>The World</a> sent host Marco Werman and reporter Matthew Bell to Tehran to meet the people we don’t hear about in the headlines.

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Grand Ayatollah Reza Hosseini Nassab (L) of the Imam Mahdi Islamic Center in Toronto has teamed up with Rabbi Cory Weiss of Temple Har Zion (R) to help raise funds for Syrian refugees moving to Canada.
Belief
The ayatollah and the rabbi who teamed up to help Syrian refugees
Photo of Iran
Global Politics
At the wheel of a Tehran taxi, a country’s history and a plea for peace
Hamed Jafari, Mohammadreza Azali and Alireza Jozi (left to right) are the founders of the Tehran startup TechRasa.
Technology
Iran’s startup tech scene is getting off the ground
Pallett Band in Iran.
Music
Iranians love their klezmer
Marco Werman spoke with Persian food blogger Azita Houshiar in Tehran.
Food
This Iranian American went to visit Tehran, and decided to stay for the food
Mohammad Rahamian is a prominent Iranian playwright who's just made his first film inside Iran.
Culture
This Iranian film is a love letter to classic American cinema
The masterminds behind "Studio_On" of Tehran are Negin Nasiri (left) and Shaghayegh Jahanbani.
Business
These Iranian entrepreneurs are building a future out of wood
Arash Jame offers Marco Werman a violin lesson on Iranian scales.
Music
Violin masterclass — Why I wanted to learn Iranian scales
Mostafa Kavakebian speaks at a reformist gathering in Tehran.
Global Politics
It’s election season in Iran, too
Iranian folk-rock band Damahi performs in the country with approval from the government.
Music
Iran’s cultural gatekeepers surprisingly greenlight a folk-rock fusion band
She's worked in London. She's worked in Berlin. But 32-year-old tech entrepreneur Nazanin Daneshvar encourages tech savvy Iranians living outside the country to move back home and get to work.
Business
Iranian entrepreneur to expats: Move back home!
The capital city of Tehran, Iran, is cosmopolitan, food-centric and not as conservatively religious as we'd expected.
Global Politics
We’re back from Iran. Here’s what most surprised us.
Skiiers at Tochal in Tehran.
Culture
Up the mountain, down the mountain in Tehran
Young Iranians attend rally in Tehran.
Culture
On the 37th anniversary of Iran’s revolution, the fervor remains — but the contradictions multiply
Shoppers at the grand bazaar in Tehran.
Culture
Suddenly, everyone wants to go to Iran. Here’s what I found.