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	<title><![CDATA[Iran: Reading Tehran With Lolita (Time to Publish Iranian Writers)]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/iran-reading-tehran-with_b_113744.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Whether or not the George W. Bush administration's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/world/middleeast/18iran.html?scp=3&amp;sq=iran&amp;st=cse">surprising act this week of initiating people-to-people diplomacy with Iran</a> is sincere, it presents a critical opportunity for cultural and human rights organizations in the United States to take the lead in making the first small steps in bridging the great divide between our nations. </p>

<p>Sure, it may be a tiny act of diplomacy and do nothing to neutralize the reactionary policies and nuclear intentions of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-07-27T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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