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Women in our religions

The orthodoxy of our three Semitic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) have consistently treated women as a prized holding – valued but held in custody>>>

Khomeini: red or green?

Ayatollah Khomeini is being contentiously claimed as the spiritual leader, by both the Green reformers and the Red reactionaries. But what were his true colors? >>>

Are we crazy?

One of the first times teaching a class in Canada, I caught a kid laughing at a scrap note, which said “Irani = Crazy”>>>

Love in Koran

For my first born child, I was searching for love verses in Koran - despite the satanic facade of Islam in Iran. >>>

Prophet Mani, President Obama and the ghost of Mosaddeg

Mani the Persian prophet of early Sassanian period teaches that contrary to the original Hindu beliefs, during the world-forming wars between Good and the Evil >>>

Role of the Americans in the 1979 revolution

Americans (with the help of the British) have been credited (or blamed) for bringing Shah back into power, in 1953. They also certainly had a dominant determining influence over the Shah’s regime from that point until early 1970’s.  >>>

Happy now? Happy before? Happy ever?

During the Iran-Iraq war, Saddam’s regime used to take some of the captured Iranian soldiers to the radio and have them give “interviews”, broadcast in Farsi>>>

Constitutional Revolution and its aftermath (1906-20)

The Iranian constitutional revolution was lead by a few intellectuals who were inspired by the Western ideals of liberty and equality. >>>

Nader Shah, Iran’s saviour or slayer?

In 20 short years, Nader saved Iran from servitude and mayhem, raised it to the level of a respectable regional power and then plunged it again in blood and anarchy! >>>

Nothing is sacred?

Beliefs and relics are the milestones in our life journey. Without them, we would be lost like hapless travelers in a flat desert, with no clear routes or signs.

 

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10 similarities between Israel and IRI

Similarities between the Jewish state of Israel and the Islamic republic of Iran show that, there are many paths to ruthless conduct>>>

Two-state the only solution, but not much of it!

The two-state solution which is being slowly and painfully implemented, is the only viable solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, but not much of a solution either.

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Israel wants to survive

The nation of Israel wants to survive, prosper and grow; and to that end, is prepared to sabotage, attack and demolish its enemies >>>

Shia = Islam?

Is Shia Islam? Of course, one can also question the Esmael’i, the Vahab’i and the Baha’i faiths, but as Shia is currently suffocating Iran, it warrants more scrutiny.>>>