Most Americans have heard about Iran’s repressive government, human rights abuses, and burgeoning nuclear program, but this week in Studio 360, Kurt Andersen and guests Reza Aslan and Roya Hakakian explore Iran’s rich cultural heritage and the ways in which Iranian artists struggle to express themselves in the face of government censorship and risk to their own lives.
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