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Iranian woman Mahnaz Mollaei, center background, teaches rollerblading to a girl at the Pardis club, in the central city of Isfahan, 390 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.

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Art students make designs for carpets at a university in Isfahan, 390 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Deep in Tehran's carpet bazaar, the merchants and laborers occupy chambers that have changed little over the centuries.

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Iranian women weave carpet in a factory in Isfahan, 390 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran Monday, Nov. 14, 2011.

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Iranian women and a man weave carpet in a workshop in Qom, 125 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011.

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A man leaves after shopping at a fruit store in Tehran January 6, 2012.

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Customers shop at a food store in Tehran January 6, 2012.

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Customers shop at a store in Tehran January 6, 2012.

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Customers shop at a vegetable store in Tehran January 6, 2012.

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Customers shop at a store in Tehran January 6, 2012.

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A woman makes a purchase at a store in Tehran January 6, 2012.

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An Iranian cleric prays during Friday prayers in Tehran December 30, 2011.

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An Iranian Christian kisses the Cross held by archbishop Babken Charian, during New Year Mass at the Vank church in the central city of Isfahan, 390 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.

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Iranians watch roosters fight in an animal vendors' weekly open air market, in a suburb of Tehran, Iran, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011.The Associated Press

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An Iranian man carries a cage at an animal vendors' weekly open air market, in a suburb of Tehran, Iran, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011.The Associated Press

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Iranian woman Nahid Ahmadi plays at the Pardis Club in the central city of Isfahan, 390 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Groups of women frequently gather at the The Paradis club to play snooker and pool together.

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Iranian woman Negin Karshenas, a member of Iran's national Bowling team, plays at the Pardis club, in the central city of Isfahan, 390 km south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.

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