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DEMOCRACY

We're Not Ready

First we need to defeat that little dictator within

by Aryo Barzan
17-Feb-2011 (21 comments)
The path to democracy is a long process of evolution and not an overnight revolution. It is very easy to create scapegoats and blame all the problems on one individual or even one party. But the bottom line is that in no society will democracy be achievable unless by every member of that society starting to act responsibly and respecting each others point of view. Otherwise we could be in the long hall of going through the same vicious cycle of replacing one dictator with another>>>

IDOLS

بت پرستی

افراد را با دید باز بنگریم تا بتوانیم نیکی ها و بدی های آنها را ببینیم و عاقلانه قضاوت کنیم

by deev
17-Feb-2011 (42 comments)
در جامعه ایرانی ستایش بی پایه افراد به دلایل گوناگون امری عادی و روزمره است همانند احترام بیجا به یک حاجی یا دکتر هر چند اگر رفتارشان سزاوار احترام نباشد و یا انتظار رفتار شایسته از این افراد صرفا به خاطر مدرک تحصیلی و زیارت حج. سرچشمه این موارد را میتوان در این باور یافت که برای ایرانیان احترام برخی افراد واجب شمرده میشود و افراط ما در این امر چنان است که حتی همسر یک پزشک را هم خانم دکتر خطاب میکنیم و بسیاری هستند که از دیگران توقع احترام دارند و این در حالی است که در آمریکا افراد احترامشان را بر اساس رفتارشان کسب میکنند>>>

KHOMEINI

Broken Hearted Prosecutor

Former member of the Shah's court argues a strong case

by Ari Siletz
17-Feb-2011 (5 comments)
Dr. Hooshang Nahavandi, author of "Khomeini in France", is an Iranian writing about contemporary Iran, so his book accusing foreign powers of bringing Khomeini to power carries a tone of anger, sorrow and regret. When a writer says “J’accuse” it is no longer proper to ask whether he is an objective historian, but whether as aggrieved party and prosecutor he has brought sufficient evidence and argued eloquently enough to convince the jury. My verdict: guilty!>>>

COURAGE

Gheyrat? I'll Show You Gheyrat

Attention armchair critics

by Cyrus Khorasani
17-Feb-2011 (13 comments)
Once again it is with great dismay that I read a posting on this website by a self flagellating Iranian. Evidently our friend has no television to witness the courage of proud Iranians braving untold consequences by proudly taking to the streets in the past two days. The contributor fittingly sings the praises of Egyptians, but then questions the “gheyrat” of Iranians to do like wise. I have heard such complaints one time too many. Convinced our gadfly friend has no access to visual media outlets, I thought it best to put pen to paper>>>

JALEH

The Iranian Wall

Killed student in anti-regime film

by mehrdadm
17-Feb-2011 (21 comments)
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25 BAHMAN

A One Night Stand?

Or a lasting call for change?

by Setareh Sabety
16-Feb-2011 (15 comments)
What remains to be seen is if this movement will spread to the working classes who are increasingly dissatisfied because of economic conditions brought about by pressure from subsidy cuts as well as international sanctions. The success of the opposition movement relies less on the Internet than on the support of workers and the Bazaar who have so far not gone on strike to show their support for the opposition, despite repeated calls for them to join the movement after the fraudulent election results were announced in June 2009>>>

PROTEST

«فتنه»‌ای که نمی‌میرد

و رژیمی که بیدار نمی‌شود

by Hossein Bagher Zadeh
16-Feb-2011 (9 comments)
تظاهرات وسیع روز ۲۵ بهمن شگفتی‌های زیادی آفرید. گستره و کیفیت این تظاهرات هم رژیم را غافلگیر کرد و هم برای طرف‌داران جنبش سبز نامنتظره بود. پس از یک سال و اندی که از تظاهرات خیابانی جنبش سبز گذشته و رژیم همراه با سرکوب خونین و مرگبار جنبش بارها خبر «مرگ» آن را در بوق و کرنا گذاشته بود، یک‌بار دیگر جوانان جان بر کفی که از تحولات اخیر تونس و مصر قوت قلب گرفته‌اند به خیابان‌ها آمدند تا عملا بطلان افسانه «مرگ فتنه ۸۸» را به نمایش بگذارند>>>

FACEBOOK

Friends and Foes

Social media and Iran's next revolution

by Omid Habibinia
16-Feb-2011 (one comment)
Many Iranians, imitating the Egyptian and Tunisians, have opened Facebook pages in order to spark new street demonstrations. In fact, Facebook has been instrumental in organizing the demonstrations that have taken place this week, turning out thousands of protesters. Although there are no statistics on the exact number of Facebook users in Iran, it is estimated that about 700,000 Facebook users were active from February 2008 to June 2009>>>

EGYPT

Glorified Military Coup

Aborted Revolution or genesis of a genuine revolution?

by Behzad Majdian
16-Feb-2011 (one comment)
How can one explain the jubilation of Egyptian people if what took place in Egypt was in essence a military coup d'état? One straightforward answer seems to be that the majority of Egyptians think of the army as a national institution and a force for good. Perhaps they still see it as the army of Gamal Abdel Nasser. However, there is another possible explanation for equating a military coup with a revolution: Egyptians had lowered their expectation of what a genuine revolution could achieve to the mere act of ousting Mubarak>>>

CHALLENGE

1000 beehejabs

Women could challenge Islamic laws by removing their headscarves

by hirre
16-Feb-2011 (4 comments)
The protests have shown that a lot of people are dissatisfied with the regime and want freedom. But what is freedom and is the current approach the correct way? The green movement is by its definition a social movement against social injustices. The method chosen to show discontent is to gather people and yelling "we want freedom", "death to X", "down with dictatorship" and clashing with security forces>>>

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>>>

VIEW

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>>>

DOMINO

3 down, 12 more to go

We have collectively tolerated systematic abuse of our people

by bahmani
14-Feb-2011 (4 comments)
While the partying has just begun in Egypt, and the descendants of Pharaoh begin a Spring Break of the Great Sphinx proportions, the rest of the Arab world remains quietly sober. Token price cuts in food, and other staples, and transparently foolish surprise raises for government employees, and random ransacking of parliaments, the latest insulting attempt to bribe their people by the last remnants of Arab despotism around the Persian Gulf>>>

IDEAS

The Butterfly Revolution

A butterfly flaps its wings and suddenly regimes fall

by Fathali Ghahremani
14-Feb-2011 (2 comments)
Perhaps the pundits and the policymakers should have checked the writing on the wall that the endurance of Egyptians and other struggling regional populations under the obvious economic burdens, abuses and unpopular domestic and foreign policies could not go on forever. That foreign imposed structures and policies are inherently destabilizing. But that would be expecting too much from these acting jocks and their computer screens>>>
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