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Amid Glaring Gender & Minority Inequality, Iranian Society Rises Up
Last week, we brought you the tragic story of young, beautiful Parivash Akbarzadeh, who recently died in a car accident while driving the fast, flashy Porsche of Mohammad Hossein Rabbani-Shirazi, the...
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Iran’s Mixed Messages, Soon in Your Inbox?
Some months ago, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, Rosewater, brought to the public eye the plight of journalists jailed by the Iranian regime – as well as said regime’s attempts to convince them (by...
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What History Has To Teach Us About Iran’s ‘Moderates’
More and more Democrats are throwing their weight in behind US President Barack Obama and the nuclear deal with Iran, which – despite enduring opposition – is rapidly gaining momentum. Amid the...
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Make No Mistake: Iran’s Hardliners & Moderates Have Same Aims
We’ve been pondering the “moderate” nature of Iran’s moderates since the June 2013 election of President Hassan Rouhani. Since he won his seat on a “moderate” ticket, we have been hard-pressed to find...
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The Truth about NIAC – Revealed By Anonymous Iranian Dissident
As our readers know, we’ve been keeping an eye on Trita Parsi and the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) for a few years now. And what we’ve unearthed has made us seriously question NIAC, its...
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NIAC Wins Big ‘Payout’ – But Will It Pay Its Dues?
If any good has come of the finalization of the nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran, it is the fact that the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) has come under significantly closer scrutiny. In...
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Iran Re-defining itself through “Opposition to the West”
If media reports and diplomatic overtures are any indication, the nuclear deal finalized this summer was to have ushered in a new era of rapprochement, cooperation (on everything from business to...
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“Hijab Day”: A Dilemma – Solidarity with Islam or with freedom of Women in Iran
Lately, two parallel developments have been discernable in the West’s relations with its Muslim minorities: the worrying rise of Islamophobia, racism, and prejudice amid fears of terrorist attacks; and...
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Iran’s Newest Enemies: Kim Kardashian and Instagram
This just in: Iran has found a new subject to arbitrarily accuse of ludicrous charges. This time, it’s Kim Kardashian who is Iran’s latest enemy of the state – accused by Iran of being a “secret agent”...
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The Sentencing of Siamak and Baquer Namazi – Political Significance
The arrest, detainment and recent sentencing to ten years’ imprisonment of Iranian American Businessman Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer Namazi, have received ample coverage in the media. From...
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