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References
- 1 2 ""To Light a Candle", A Documentary Film by Maziar Bahari". Hamid and Chistina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University. May 10, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education (Apr 16, 2014). To Light a Candle - trailer for a film by Maziar Bahari (film). IRANWIRE videos.
- ↑ "Bio: Nazanin Boniadi". Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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