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Iran’s Arab Minority Protests Daily Against State Repression

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Ahwazi Arabs have gathered in the capitol city of Iran’s Khuzestan province since Friday to protest against the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) corporation after they allegedly deliberately omitted any mention of the Arab culture during a children’s show celebrating Iran’s “diversity” on Nowruz, or the Persian New Year.

Iranian Arab Minority Protests in Ahvaz, Iran, March 29, 2018

WATCH: Michelle Obama Hosts Iranian New Year’s Feast

USA Today reports: Amid increasingly negative rhetoric surrounding the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a traditional Iranian new year’s feast Wednesday at the White House to celebrate diversity and inclusion. “Right now when we are hearing

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