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Inside Iran's Fury

Scholars trace the nation's antagonism to its history of domination by foreign powers

Also see: Stephen Kinzer on "Inside Iran's Fury"

Paul Polak

Paul Polak, Social Entrepreneur, Golden, Colorado

His new book advocates helping the world's poorest people one tool at a time

Beirut, from an apartment damaged by Hezbollah shelling

Precarious Lebanon

Stricken by sectarian warfare and still reeling from the 2005 murder of its former Prime Minister, the Mediterranean nation brokers a fragile peace

Beirut, Lebanon

Times of Trouble

Flashpoints in Modern Lebanese History

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Inside Cape Town

Tourists are flocking to the city, but a former resident explains how the legacy of apartheid lingers

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