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Why I Kept a Bullet-ridden Pillow Case

Revd Canon Guli Francis-Dehqani had to flee Iran when her family was targeted.

For Revd Canon Guli Francis-Dehqani the pillow case is a grisly souvenir of an attempt on her father's life during the Islamic revolution in Iran. Guli's father was the Anglican Bishop in Iran and was targeted because of his religion. Now Guli is about to become a Church of England Bishop herself. She joined Matthew Bannister to reflect on her journey from Tehran to her new posting in Loughborough in the English Midlands.

Image: Guli Francis-Dehgani
Credit: Nick Clarke

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