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Two Iranian Refugees Seek a New Life in Las Vegasnew

Mokhtar Hossein and Jamshid Afshar are both survivors. Both men lost their fathers to the Khomeini regime that ruled Iran from 1979 to 1989. A firing squad shot Hossein’s father, an Air Force colonel. After the regime put Afshar’s father, an Army sergeant, in jail for two years, he was finally released: a psychologically battered alcoholic. Both also fought as teenagers in the Iraq-Iran war. And now they are both refugees.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Timothy Pratt  |  04-08-2010  |  Immigration

Strip Clubs and Massage Parlors Aimed at Latinos are Thrivingnew

News of the Latino-targeted Chicas' opening comes as the Valley has also seen 15 massage parlors staffed mostly by Latinas open in the last six months, like so many lupine flowers popping through desert sand after rain. What is going on here?
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Timothy Pratt  |  11-10-2008  |  Performance

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