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How Trump is Making Iran Great Again – Through Arts & Culture

Despite intentions, Trump is the best thing to have happened to Iranian art in recent history, with several museums and galleries rushing to show artwork from countries affected by his travel ban.

Apr 05, 2017
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Shirana Shahbazi’s Composition-40-2011 was one of the works displayed in earl 2017 by the Museum of Modern Art in response to Donald Trump's first travel ban (Photo credit: Maryam Jamshidi)

by Joobin Bekhrad

For many Iranians like me, it’s difficult to like Donald Trump. As if his views on the Iran Deal and general use of rhetoric regarding Iran weren’t e…

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