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Zahra Alipour is an Iranian journalist based in Paris who focuses on cultural affairs. She has reported for several leading Iranian media outlets.
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![TEHRAN, IRAN - NOVEMBER 10: fans of Persepolis looks on during the AFC Champions League final second leg match between Persepolis and Kashima Antlers at Azadi Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Amin M. Jamali/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/11/GettyImages-1065907996.jpg/GettyImages-1065907996.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=5vkt6qbT)
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![Iranian MPs are seen during a meeting of the Iranian parliament for the impeachment of the Minister of Labor on March 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/07/GettyImages-931372114.jpg/GettyImages-931372114.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=RSeXRrIw)
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![Tehran skyline as seen from Iran's interior ministry in Tehran, October 24, 2016. Picture taken on October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Gabriela Baczynska - S1AEUJFKZHAB](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/06/RTX2QKFL.jpg/RTX2QKFL.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=3oKzoSiT)
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![A worker cleans a sidewalk in front of a local cinema in central Tehran January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - GF20000096748](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/03/RTX22MTP.jpg/RTX22MTP.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=4GgDzb3-)
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![A damaged building is seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1DA9F5AB00](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/12-1/RTS1JNXC.jpg/RTS1JNXC.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=bJAPKBcm)
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![Iranian journalists follow the results of the Presidential election at the Interior Ministry's press room in the capital Tehran on May 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/12-1/GettyImages-685665362.jpg/GettyImages-685665362.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=PV4ApO23)
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![EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.
Hossein Badamaki (R) of Iran's Persepolis, Mishal Al Saeed (C) and Saud Khariri of Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad fight for the ball during their AFC Champions League soccer match at Tehran's Azadi stadium May 3, 2011. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) - GM1E75400KD01](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/11-1/RTR2LY4F.jpg/RTR2LY4F.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=kiJg4DnE)
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