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Unearthed mummy recalls an Iran before the ayatollahs

  • Written by David J. Wasserstein, Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
An Islamic revolution ran the shah out of Iran in 1979. Now, his father's mummified body has resurfaced.AP Photo

As a historian, I well know that the past has a habit of coming back. And, sometimes, it wreaks havoc on the present.

That’s the situation now confronting Iran after a mummy was discovered during construction on a building in Tehran...

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