At US competition, Iranian law students 'surprised' by reception

With the visa ban on hold, a moot court competition brought seven Iranian law students to Washington to debate topical issues, sharpen their skills and meet real Americans.
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Iranian attendees at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition included, from left to right, Bahar Babapour, Sima Ghaffari, Moein Arefifard, Nima Shojaei and Ali Akbar Masoudi Lamraski, Washington, April 10, 2017. - Barbara Slavin
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WASHINGTON — For seven young Iranians participating in an international moot court competition April 9-15 in Washington, success consisted of simply getting here.

Even though their team didn’t make it into the finals, the Iranians — five who made arguments, a coach and one former participant who served as a judge — told Al-Monitor they were thrilled just to have gotten visas.

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