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Iranian Girls Losing Their Hand Reaching For Water

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The girl who lost her hand when reaching for water

The Girl Who Reached for dirty water and lost her hand

The Girl Who Reached for dirty water and lost her hand
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I never knew that there are crocodiles in Iran ,until I saw this heart wrenching story on the web. I had to write her story and the story of thirsty children like her .She is from Baluchistan the poorest state of Iran. Baluchies are a religious minority and their land has dried up. Recently , the governor of the state requested from people to conserve in using natural gas. The idiot did not know that his state does not have the infrastructure for gas. There is not even a plan to install the lines for gas .

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I was born and raised in Tehran Iran .I came to the U.S in 1976 to study psychology. With time decided to hang my hat here and became a U.S. citizen.
My areas of interest in psychology were varied. However I mostly worked with (more...)

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