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MYP English Subject Guide: Unit 2: Geeking Out Over Graphic Novels

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The Iranian Revolution

Persepolis, P.3

Iran 1979 : the Islamic revolution that shook the world
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Fundamentalism VS. Modernism in the 1980s

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Iranian Cultural Conflicts

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Social Bias

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The Crime of Innocence: White Denial, Black Rebellion, and the Cost of American Obliviousness
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In Thailand Black is ‘Ugly’: Racist, or Just Misguided?
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Racism Alive And Well in South Africa
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Racism in 30 Vintage Ads
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See index score of number of Thais with anti-semetic attitudes.
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Council on American-Islamic Relations
Depressing Irony on International Day for Tolerance
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Surveillance & Profiling
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Thank you, Kram