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Yet those who ignore these lessons are exactly the people with whom Aghdashloo has joined forces.

Ali Gharib: Iranian Oscar-Winner Narrates, Defends Alarmist Iran Doc Ali Gharib 2011

In honor of this anniversary, I am debuting my new play My Child: Mothers of War with a very special staged reading assisted by an incredible award-winning cast including Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frances Fisher, Melina Kanakaredes, Elizabeth Pena, Lainie Kazan, Mimi Rogers, Jean Smart and Lynn Whitfield.

Angeliki Giannakopoulos: My Child: Mothers of War Debuts This Weekend Angeliki Giannakopoulos 2011

While Aghdashloo said she lent her voice to the film to speak the truth, Dabashi claimed that her voice doesn't give the film any credibility.

Ali Gharib: Iranian Oscar-Winner Narrates, Defends Alarmist Iran Doc Ali Gharib 2011

More than Aghdashloo, what worries me is how quickly those involved in this film seem toacknowledgeand dismiss its exaggerations.

Ali Gharib: Iranian Oscar-Winner Narrates, Defends Alarmist Iran Doc Ali Gharib 2011

Aghdashloo said she is against a war -- which organizers of a premiere event said was Traiman's goal -- but can tolerate opposing or critical views.

Ali Gharib: Iranian Oscar-Winner Narrates, Defends Alarmist Iran Doc Ali Gharib 2011

This should give pause to Aghdashloo, as she opposes a war.

Ali Gharib: Iranian Oscar-Winner Narrates, Defends Alarmist Iran Doc Ali Gharib 2011

In honor of this anniversary, I am debuting my new play My Child: Mothers of War with a very special staged reading assisted by an incredible award-winning cast including Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frances Fisher, Melina Kanakaredes, Elizabeth Pena, Lainie Kazan, Mimi Rogers, Jean Smart and Lynn Whitfield.

Angeliki Giannakopoulos: My Child: Mothers of War Debuts This Weekend Angeliki Giannakopoulos 2011

Brendan Gleeson won best actor for HBO's Into the Storm, and Shohreh Aghdashloo nabbed best supporting actress for House of Saddam.

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But for our upcoming reading of "Our Sweet Life by the Pacific Ocean," by the Iranian playwright Houshang Touzie and starring the Emmy award-winning Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, he's addressing the recent resurgence of the Green Revolution by writing a lot more politics into his script, which previously focused more on family life.

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Aghdashloo, having admitted some exaggerations, goes on to praise the film as a detailed historical account.

Ali Gharib: Iranian Oscar-Winner Narrates, Defends Alarmist Iran Doc Ali Gharib 2011