PICTORY

Russia & the West in Iran

Russia &  the West in Iran

1918-1948

by Darius Kadivar
13-Mar-2008 (4 comments)

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alimostofi
13-Mar-2008 (3 comments)
be to che? >>>

ANALYSIS

Fatal attractions

The Perils and Costs of a Grand Bargain with the Islamic Republic of Iran

13-Mar-2008 (74 comments)
Among other factors, the American failure to stabilize Iraq and Afghanistan has fueled Iran's attempt at regional supremacy to the consternation of many in the region and beyond. The failure of the containment policy, fear that the Islamic Republic will develop nuclear weapons, and the bellicose rhetoric and policies of Iran's new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have given rise to urgent discussions about how best to counter the threat of the fundamentalist regime. The main policies under discussion are regime change; surgical strikes; reconfigured containment; limited, issue-based dialogue; and a "grand bargain.">>>

MY LIFE

Chapter 1: Childhood in Ahvaz

13-Mar-2008 (3 comments)
No one has ever been sentenced to a sever punishment called education as young as I was. “I don’t know how to punish him anymore, I ran out of ideas, I’ve tried everything.” I heard my mother saying this with tears in her eyes to my father the night before my sentence was carried out. I was three years old then. The next morning I was trailing my father with a gloomy face to the Mactab (Those days in our town, house-wives who had some education thought neighboring children under school age for a small fee in their homes. The curriculum was learning alphabets and listening to the teacher reciting Koran)>>>

TRAVELER

More than nice

More than nice

Photo essay: Bilbao

by Dario Margeli
13-Mar-2008 (5 comments)

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TRAVEL

Discover the familiar

You might call Iranians the French of the Middle East

13-Mar-2008 (2 comments)
How "normal" can a nation be that so often exudes defiance and antagonism? With a belligerent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the forefront of most minds when it comes to Iran, what could a visitor expect to find in the county? Do women lead a normal life despite a draconian police ready to punish the most basic transgressions of wardrobe? Does the Islamic conservatism of the post-revolutionary era make for a sheltered youth? Recently, I was interested in answering some of these questions. As a citizen of Singapore, I am entitled to a 14-day visa-free entry into Iran>>>
nilofar
13-Mar-2008

Short Fiction, previously published in Galleon Journal.Reference: Shidmehr, Nilofar. (2007). Sign Language as Second Language in Thompsom, Lee D., Ed. Galleon. Canada, Moncton.

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SCE Campaign
13-Mar-2008
Amnesty International issued an URGENT CALL, asking you to help the two Baluch boys facing torture and imminent execution. Please Read.... >>>
Darius Kadivar
13-Mar-2008
(AP) -- Zahra Eshraghi has long been a leader of reformers seeking to liberalize Iran. >>>
HaNi
13-Mar-2008 (2 comments)
saali digar...>>>
iranman
13-Mar-2008 (2 comments)
While I was following the news about Mehdi's case I came across to some Iranian's comment on this issue in different sites >>>
Darius Kadivar
13-Mar-2008 (11 comments)
Noureddine Pir Mouazen gave an interview with a channel despised by Iran's clerical leaders. >>>
Siah
13-Mar-2008 (2 comments)
2008 election is starting to get a little interesting and of course nasty as well >>>
Shaer
13-Mar-2008 (one comment)

"Self Explanatory".

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Jahanshah Rashidian
13-Mar-2008 (19 comments)

Notre boycott signifie le rejet du régime de la République Islamique dans son intégralité.

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