Location Location Location: The Unintended Symbolism of the White House Haft-Sîn

White House Nowruz, 2015 By Nima Shirazi | Wide Asleep In America | April 8, 2016 This week, Michelle Obama hosted the second annual White House Nowruz, a celebration of the Iranian New Year. Though a relatively apolitical affair, the placement of the reception’s traditional haft-sîn, however, should have raised some eyebrows. Nowruz, which literally […]

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