Date

PROTESTS

25 Bahman

Latest videos from February 14 rallies in Iran

by Ghormeh Sabzi
15-Feb-2011 (74 comments)
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FREEDOM

It's Time

Transformation is now licking at the feet of appalling Mideast regimes

by Saideh Pakravan
15-Feb-2011 (2 comments)
The only region of the world to remain impervious to any kind of democratic process is now shaken by deep societal change and the status quo is no longer possible. It may take years, it may take more brutality and a temporary falling into more rigid theocracies or military/paramilitary domination but the wave of transformation that has gradually changed all of Latin America and many African countries is now licking at the feet of the appalling regimes of the Middle East>>>

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No Rush

Easier to revolt than to rebuild as the Iranian experience has shown

by Hooshang Amirahmadi
15-Feb-2011 (7 comments)
The revolts in Tunisia and Egypt will go down the history as two of the fastest and easiest "revolutions" of all time! It is almost certain that the US was instrumental in bringing the rapid change, and this is good news for people and bad news for dictators. The American involvement by no means should belittle the heroism of the Egyptian people. They have made their history again and we should all hope that the consequences will be equally hospitable>>>