Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi (center), the director of " Muhammad," conducts a scene of the movie in Allahyar village 43 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran. AP ALLAHYAR, Iran — Here in this ...

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'Muhammad: The Messenger of God,' which is Iran's Oscar entry, depicts the early years of the founder of Islam Speaking on stage at the Opera House in Bydgoszcz Wednesday evening, Majidi said: ...