Friday essay: 'my heart is full of sparks' – as war escalates, can I hope for Iran's liberation from a tyrannical regime?

We are at a dinner party in suburban Perth, a home away from home for our diaspora. As guests arrive, a Persian ballad plays in the background: Morq-e Sahar (Dawn Bird), a freedom song, a century-old protest against dictatorships and tyranny in…

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