Talal: I guess this qualifies as a dirty fix, but why don't you try using \protect somewhere in your header, say:
\section{\LTR{\protect{header title}}}
or move the \LTR command inside the \protect-ion
or something like that. I guess you really need Vafa here...
Best,
Juan
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