US & Canada17 Aug 2012 18:50 GMT
Armed with a reading list of the most relevant variety, Masoud speaks a new language that sounds approachable, updated.
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2 women in sheriff's van drown in Florence floodwaters
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Overworked, abused, hungry: Vietnamese domestic workers in Saudi
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Son's reaction to sewer cleaner's death sparks outrage in India
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Yum Kippur and Ashura: Are Muslims observing a Jewish holiday?
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US: Iran still the 'leading state sponsor of terror'
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Russia-Turkey deal gives Idlib's wary residents 'glimpse of hope'
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What does Russia want in northwest Syria?
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In Pakistan, government attempts to crowdfund $12bn for dams
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Pakistan court releases ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif
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Hundreds face mass eviction in Canada's capital
by Hamid Dabashi
by Goitom Gebreluel
by Ahmed Abu Artema
by Bill Law