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Longreads Club: I’m Writing You From Tehran

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

A French-Iranian journalist writes a letter to her grandfather about the ten years she spent in Iran, trying to make sense of her identity and a country living very different public and private lives. READ THE ARTICLE: https://longreads.com/2019/04/01/im-writing-you-from-tehran/ Join the Longreads Club where we discuss a long-form article focused on global topics. No membership or registration required. Just read the article, show up, and join the discussion!

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Longreads Club: Who was Qassem Suleimani?

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/30/the-shadow-commander If you are paywalled, here is a cached version: http://archive.is/lJuYA In 2013, the New Yorker published a lengthy profile on Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian commander who was killed last week by an American drone, during his involvement in Syria's civil war. Although older than articles that we typically read, this piece has suddenly become very timely and useful for understanding what's going to happen in the months ahead. 10,580 words, about 45 minutes If you prefer to listen to the article, you can create a Text-To-Speech mp3 for free here: http://www.fromtexttospeech.com. The TTS is a robotic voice, but many people get used to it fairly quickly. The Longreads Club gets together every other week to discuss a long-form article focused on…

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