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Obama and Khamenei to be Pen Pals?
Possibly. See the video here.
Posted in Iran, Obama's Administration, US Foreign Policy
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The 30th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution (VIDEO)
Regardless of what we may think about the revolution and its aftermath, there is no disputing the impact it has had not only on the history of the region but on world history. And as someone who aspires to be … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary, Iran, Iranian Revolution
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“What Iran’s Jews Say…”
New York Times: “Let them say ‘Death to Israel,’ †he said. “I’ve been in this store 43 years and never had a problem. I’ve visited my relatives in Israel, but when I see something like the attack on Gaza, … Continue reading
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The Iranian Revolution at 30 (A Photo Essay)
See the Time photo essay here.
Posted in Iran, Iranian Revolution
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The Iranian Revolution at 30
“The year 1979 was among the most tumultuous, and important, in the history of the modern Middle East. The Middle East Institute will mark the 30th anniversary of these events in 2009 by launching a year-long special series of our … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Iranian Revolution
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Khatami Officially Announces Candidacy
BBC News: Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has ended months of speculation by announcing that he will run in June’s presidential election. Mr Khatami was president of Iran from 1997-2005 and was succeeded by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a conservative. “I will … Continue reading
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Sean Penn Talks About USA and IRAN
A little dated but still fascinating. See the video here. Thanx Elnaz.
Posted in Iran, US Foreign Policy, US-Iran Relations
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Video Project: “Shi’ism: From Defeat to Defiance”
This past semester I enrolled in Professor Harvey Cox’s “Fundamentalism in Religion and Politics” course at the Divinity School here at Harvard. For the final, he gave us the option of doing a video project or a final paper. My … Continue reading
Posted in Hezbollah, Iran, Iranian Revolution, Islam, Islamism, Lebanon, Middle East, Shariati
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Iranian-American Student Detained in Iran for thesis-research
This could have been any one of us. Read about it here. Sign the petition here. And here is the website devoted to her plight.
Posted in Human Rights, Iran, Iranian Diaspora
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“Peres Blasts Iran in UN Address”
Well, not exactly. He tried to “blast” Iran but his speech was full of holes. For example, he said “Iran is ‘at the centre of violence and fanaticism’ in the world.” This is coming from an official who represents a … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, The Conflict
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Ahmadinejad’s Full Interview on Larry King Live
Here it is in 6 parts (thanx Ali), let me know what you think. He was spot on when it came to many international issues like Palestine, US interventionism, the nuclear double-standard, US elections, US support for Saddam during the … Continue reading
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Ahmadinejad on Larry King Live
Tonight, click here for the details. I will post the video if I can obtain the link after it airs.
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Growing Talk of Iran Attack
BBC News: Last December American intelligence agencies said they had “high confidence” that in late 2003 Iran had stopped trying to build nuclear weapons. That seemed to end much of the talk about an American – or Israeli – attempt … Continue reading
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Bam 6.6
A couple weeks ago the MIT Persian Student Association and the Harvard Iranian Student Association screened Bam 6.6 and it made me really really miss Iran. The documentary is about the Bam earthquake, the destruction it wrought on Bam’s residents, … Continue reading
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