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Memoir writers Azar Nafisi and Azadeh Moaveni chronicle life in pre- and post-revolution Iran — and offer a glimpse of a people struggling to find pockets of freedom within a repressive regime.

President Obama used his first White House news conference Monday night to personalize the dire state of the nation's economy, leveraging the power of his office and his huge popularity to urge Congress and the country to get behind his stimulus package.

Women's voices in Iran have been agents of change through politics, literature, religion and poetry even though women continue to be targets of persecution. And 30 years after the Iranian revolution swept away many freedoms, the women's movement continues to grow.

The Wild Child (Film Desk)

Shanghai's glittering skyline has for many become a symbol of China's modernization and its economic dynamism. But now, as the city's property market slides downwards, some believe it's exposing weaknesses in China's economic model.

"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America -- they will be met," President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address.

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The movie "Slumdog Millionaire," which just swept the Golden Globes this past weekend, has been a surprise hit here. Warners Brothers is hoping to capitalize on the popularity of that film and its Indian setting. The studio's releasing "Chandni Chowk to China" (opening January 16 at UltraStar Del Mar). It's going to open on more than 125 screens in more than 50 markets. That would make it the largest release of a Bollywood film in the United States. And to add to the cultural mix, it's also the first Bollywood production to film in China. (You can listen to my feature from The World on Public Radio International.)

What kind of impact can cuddling with a fuzzy, brown-eyed therapy dog have on a person who is nearing the end of their life? Why does the unconditional love of a dog have the power to bring joy to so

Silent Hill , based on the popular Konami game that debuted in the late 1990s, arrives after Doom and two Resident Evils (also video game-inspired) tried…