Firoozeh Dumas
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Firoozeh Dumas is an Iranian American writer/humorist. Also active on the lecture circuit, Firoozeh uses humor to highlight our shared humanity. Her first book, FUNNY IN FARSI, was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. She lost to Jon Stewart.

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Arrested for Bringing Laughter to Iran

Posted January 23, 2012 | 01/23/12 03:25 PM ET

Two weeks ago, my translator in Iran, Mohammad Soleimani Nia, was arrested without any reason. For every one of you reading this article, his name means nothing but let me tell you something about my friend, Mohammad.

Iran does not adhere to International Copyright Laws. This means that any book...

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