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Muhammad Jawad Adib

Muhammad Jawad Adib

Sep 3, 2013

A cleric and a woman stand at an entrance to the shrine of Hazrat-e Massoumeh, granddaughter of Prophet Mohammad, in Qom, 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran February 3, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN) - RTXB736 — A cleric and a woman stand at an entrance to the shrine of Hazrat-e Massoumeh, granddaughter of Prophet Mohammad, in Qom on Feb. 3, 2009. — REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Iranian worshippers chant anti-Saudi and anti-U.S. slogans during Friday prayers in Tehran January 8, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTX21JDM

Iranians launch boycott of Saudi businesses

Masoud Lavasani

Masoud Lavasani

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

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: A Chipotle store signage is seen on August 10, 2022 in New York City. NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday that Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that they will be paying $20 million dollars to current and former workers in their NYC restaurants for violating city labor laws. The settlement will cover about 13,000 employees who worked at the chain's NYC stores between 2017 and this year. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Popular Mexican food chain Chipotle coming to UAE, Kuwait

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Iranian former Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref flashes the sign of victory as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 10, 2013. Iran began a five-day registration period for candidates in Iran's June 14 presidential election, with a string of conservative hopefuls in the running but with key reformists yet to come forward, media reports said. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iranian Candidate’s Wife An Electoral Asset

Mehrnaz Samimi

In Washington, DC, reporting on Iranian culture