The next few weeks in Iran -- with the elections and the political drama around it -- can prove decisive in determining whether a non-violent, narrow and arduous path towards democratization will remain in the medium term or whether the Middle Eastern powerhouse will turn more repressive, unfree and undemocratic for years to come. The idea that the ... Continue reading »
A member of Iran’s constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election. Even before the comments by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, chances for a woman candidate in Iran’s presidential election wer ... Continue reading »
In the area of physics, by 2003, consensus was growing that Hawking was wrong about the loss of information in a black hole.[259] In a 2004 lecture in Dublin, the physicist conceded his 1997 bet with Preskill, but described his own, somewhat controversial solution, to the information paradox problem, involving the possibility of black holes have mo ... Continue reading »
What I am asking is not complicated to understand. Most of you will know how to say about it a lot better than me.
I am irrelevant as far as the news media is concerned. My thoughts are deemed stupid and irrelevant. ... Continue reading »
According to Ali Alfoneh at the American Enterprise Institute, Iran has transformed from a Theocracy to a Military Dictatorship under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top clerics are now under the control of the Guards. The silent power shift was aided by Iranian President Ma ... Continue reading »
There have been many views about the philosophy of secularism. Secular is often defined as meaning “not specifically religious,” but this definition is not complete in understanding secularism as a philosophy. In this article, the term, the most common definitions, and the historic model of secularism, together with the various views on this ... Continue reading »
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a crucial player in the current Syrian conflict. Iran is the Syrian regime's biggest supporter, even more so than Russia. Tehran's ties with Damascus have historically been based on shared strategic interests, including thwarting U.S. and Israeli power in the Middle East. Both countries have also relied on each other ... Continue reading »
Just 2 days ago we found out that European Parliament – Iran Delegation are scheduled to take a trip to Iran on April 26, 2013 to visit and negotiate with IRI authorities. This isn’t a new matter and has become a routine for European Parliament to annually organize sending their members to Iran to bargain with the regime. However every year we send ... Continue reading »
So, you want to know why the Islamic Republic has been ruling Iran for the past 34 years, and is likely to do so for another century or so? Allow me to illustrate via an example. I was reading this piece in the NY Times about the liberation of Mali from the Islamist viruses (I know, I know, it’s a colonial, “este’amaar," colonialist, capitalis ... Continue reading »
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