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The Iranian Revolution at 30

Thirty years ago the Iranian revolution overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy in Iran. It subsequently became known as the Islamic revolution, although it had a much wider base than that, and it was only its further developments that led to the Islamic revolution. The shah believed that he was highly popular with his own people, an illusion which was both due to the rapid increases in the standards of living and the fact that his system did not allow any criticism, least of all of his policies, to be made by anyone however high in society. He would therefore gauge his relationship with the people from sycophantic reports and stage-managed demonstrations of public support on certain occasions. His greatest tragedy, thus, was that he became a victim of his own propaganda>>>

2012 and beyond

Let me tell you in no uncertain terms that we are facing a synchronised global economic depression and I am not the only one that is saying this. In early February, the International Monetary Fund’s chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the world's advanced economies -- the U.S., Western Europe and Japan -- are "already in depression”. Gordon Brown, the UK’s Prime Minister also used the word "depression" to describe the global economy, although his aides quickly said it was a slip of the tongue. The politicians and others of course avoid using the term “depression” for fear of creating a panic; instead they use terms such as “severe recession” or “one of the most serious financial crises since the great depression”, etc. >>>

Crisis of legitimacy

World Public opinions regarding the United Nations and all of its component parts vary from absolute ignorance of its history, structure and purpose to an outright dismissal of the entire organization as a dysfunctional international agency. Sandwiched between the two are the opinions of those who lament the “real” United Nations and its departure from what it could be, and then there are those who are operating within the context of realpolitik—the realist theory of international relations-- and see it as viable mechanism for conflict resolution provided that the governance and the decisions are left to the most powerful nations. The reality, however...>>>

این بانگ آزادیست

نظام اسلامی با فرستادن قربانیان تصفیۀ زندان­ها به خاوران می­خواست حذف متافیزیکی آنان را مکمل حذف فیزیکی آنها بنماید. از دیدگاه مذهبی کافرستان نقطه ایست که آنچه نفی کنندۀ تقدس است باید یکسره و بی تمایز در آن گنجانده شود. یکسره و بی تمایز از این جهت که مذهب برای آنچه ضد تقدس است ارجی قائل نیست تا بین اجزای آن تمایزی قائل گردد و به حسابی از یکدیگر مجزایشان سازد. همۀ آنها را فقط به تناسب خود تعریف میکند و یکسره نفی می­نماید، اصلاً برایشان اعتبار مستقل قائل نمی شود تا تعریفی اثباتی از آنها عرضه بدارد. از این دیدگاه کافرستان محل نیست شدن آن چیزهایی است که از اصل نمی بایستی بوده باشد و حوالۀ عدم مطلق شده است >>>

قفل شدگی در گذشته

به جهان نوين عصر روشنگری که بنگريم در آن «نوآوری» و «بدعت» به اموری پسنديده و تشويق تبديل می شوند. در اين جهان است که انسان تربيت می شود تا با ناشناخته ها روياروی شود، دل سنگ و تاريکی و جمود را بشکند و به چشمه های زلال و آب های روان دست يابد، مرزهای دانش خويش را هر لحظه به پيشتر ببرد و همواره مراقب باشد که گذشته قفل اش را بر گرد دست و پای او نبندد. تنها اين انسان است که از تحول عقايدش نه هراس دارد و نه تشويش. آماده است تا حرفی، سخنی، اشاره ای، اطلاعی، اشرافی، و برخوردی از راه برسد و ميدان دل و ديده اش را فراخ تر کند. او از گذشته فقط نردبامی برای بر شدن به سقف فلک می سازد و از زبان نيوتون می گويد که «من اگر افق های دورتری را ديدم بدان خاطر بود که بر شانهء مردان بلند قامت گذشته ايستاده بودم». >>>

سفری به دیروز

ای کودک قشنگ اشک تو نبیند مادر
قوی باش پدر در زندان نماند تا آخر
هر لحظه که دل برای پدر گیر می شود
امید آور که او با تو پیر می شود
ای زن زیبا ای درخشان آنان که توهین به انسان می کنند
ایمان و افکار را محکوم و در زندان می کنند
نمی دانند آنان که خنده و عشق در فال توست
گوشان که نبرد در راه آزادی مال توست >>>

Shah vs. Khomeini: Round 1

After the 1953 coup, Shah’s reign as an autocratic monarch started. Similar to his father’s rule, soon the parliament became a rubberstamp of the royal decrees, and the political rights were in effect suspended. However, it still took the Shah another decade before he could gain the absolute power over his court, the army and the Persian nobility. Meanwhile, he had to contend with his family, who were forcing him into divorces and remarriages; the power-hungry generals of his army, who were planning coups behind his back; and the older and wiser nobility, who were trying to teach and mentor him! Besides, the country was dirt poor and most people were illiterate and living in abject poverty>>>

First Khanom

Since becoming president in 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has become one of the most widely known Iranian politicians. In direct contrast, his wife has been one of the most discreet spouses in Iranian political history. The world got its first glimpse of her in 2005, after she accompanied her husband on a trip to Malaysia. However, she did not speak any words and has hardly ever appeared in front of cameras since then. What was even more mysterious was her identity. She was only referred to as Mrs. Ahmadinejad in the very few reports which mentioned her. Her real identity was strongly protected>>>

Taking the lead

There's going to be another presidential election in Iran in June 2009. Another chance for the reformists to get their candidate elected to the office of Presidency. Everyone in the reformists' camp agrees that they cannot afford another four years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency. The policy of spend, spend and spend has proved popular with the masses since they see the short term result. However, those who look further out can see that the huge drop in oil prices coupled with the lack of currency reserves is creating a huge obstacle in the path of Iran's economic progress>>>

Three Gifts

One day my father called us and said:
I have three gifts for you--
A red heart, an hourglass, and...
O God, I don't remember the other one.
Mehdy took the heart
Opened its two halves
And strummed the strings of its chambers. >>>

خانه ای از نی

چندی پیش به جوان محقق ایرانی برخورد کردم که روی اسناد سازمان امنیت آلمان شرقی (اشتازی) کار می کند. این اسناد نشان می دهند که پس از پیروزی انقلاب اسلامی در ایران، به دلیل حساسیت ها روی شوروی و شعار نه شرقی- نه غربی حاکم بر انقلاب و همچنین به دلیل سکونت رهبران حزب توده طی سالیانی طولانی در آلمان شرقی و همکاری تنی چند از رهبران این حزب با سازمان امنیت آلمان شرقی و در نتیجه تخصص و تبحر این سازمان در امور ایران، شوروی تصمیم می گیرد که بخش اصلی امور ایران را در سازمان امنیت آلمان شرقی متمرکز کند و جالب است که یکی از افسران عالی رتبه "ک. گ. ب" (سازمان امنیت معروف شوروی) که بخشی از مسئولیت امور ایران را هم داشته، همین جناب ولادیمیر پوتین بوده که حتما معرف حضور جنابعالی هست و در سفر اخیرش به تهران "حضرت مسیح" را هم در وجود شما دی>>>