Politics
Iran Starts Slashing Candidates
Q/A with Yasmin Alem, an independent Iran analyst and the author of Duality by Design: The Iranian Electoral System, published by the International Foundation of ... Full story
Analyzing the Impact of European Sanctions
Q/A with Patrick Clawson, Director for Research at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. What does the unprecedented new European Union oil embargo on Iran ... Full story
Opportunity Beckons for Iran's Guards
The United States and other powers are seeking to change the government of Iran from the present mullah-centered authoritarianism to a representative government, or at ... Full story
Henry Kissinger: "If You Can't Hear the Drums of War You Must Be Deaf"
In a remarkable admission by former Nixon era Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, reveals what is happening at the moment in the world and particularly ... Full story
Fariba Pajooh, Still in Jail
A photo of this young and bright-eyed journalist first attracted me to Fariba Pajooh's case. She looked so young, almost school-girlish, and so lively that ... Full story
Iranian Intellectuals Warn Against Possible Military Attack
One hundred twenty Iranian intellectuals, political and human rights activists, and journalists have issued a joint statement, condemning both the repression of the Iranian people ... Full story
No Elected President for Iran?
In mid-October, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech that Iran's executive presidency could be replaced by a parliamentary government if the interests of ... Full story
Dr. Hossein Ziai : 1944-2011
Ghazzal Dabiri on Ziai's role as mentor and "doktorvater." The Iranian community and Iranian studies have suffered a great loss. On Wednesday, August 24, Professor Hossein ... Full story
Tehran, TX: Another ConnectionClassroom Wars: Similar efforts at curriculum control, but guess who has greater respect for the expert
Late last May, the Texas Board of Education finalized revisions to the state's social studies curriculum, changes that members of the board have openly described ... Full story
Politicizing Fruit and Fun
On the second Friday of Ramadan, the sound of live rock music undulated through north Tehran's "Ba Ferdows," a popular plaza on the uppermost stretch ... Full story
Fariba Pajooh, Still in Jail
A photo of this young and bright-eyed journalist first attracted me to Fariba Pajooh's case. She looked so young, almost school-girlish, and so lively that ... Full story