First of all, let me clarify something: when I call someone a “loser”, I mean a man (or a woman) who has missed a great

I was robbed. Seven years ago, I traveled to Iran for the first time since having left it for California as an infant. I was

A main purpose of invading Iraq by the director of the new world was to lead the Middle East toward adopting the universal civic values

I work for a junkyard / storage lot / towing company with a bunch of employees matching the rough nature and environment of the work.

There is a standard, typical formula in the confessions made by intellectuals and dissidents freed from prison in the Islamic Republic of Iran. What Ramin

The avenues of Teheran have changed their colours. Soon after the Islamic revolution in 1979, led by Khomeini, only the austere black was allowed to

Former President Mohammad Khatami’s visit to the US has aroused serious anger among the neocons, the congress hawks and the AIPAC likudniks. Joining the circus

The escalating pace of conflict in this latest round of conflict between Israel, the more radical Palestinian factions, and Hezbollah has once more focused world

I posed that question to an American friend I met over lunch in a recent trip to Florida and while his affirmation of Iran was

When he began his PhD program, Behrang briefly considered then forgot about starting a student group focusing on Middle Eastern social and political issues. This

The Iranian intellectual Ramin Jahanbegloo, detained at Tehran airport on 27 April 2006 and held for more than four months in prison, was released on

Despite mounting tensions between the US and Islamic Republic of Iran over the current nuclear dilemma, despite the fact that US embassies do not officially

In response to Vessal-Shirazi's “How did Jews do it?”, I have to say that quite simply, you cannot compare apples with oranges! Any qualitative or

The new academic year started last week and schools in Iran open for about 15 million school pupils. As expected, the government of Ahmadinejad has

Of course, this conjures up Winston Churchill's famous phrase when he said — don't quote me on this, okay? I don't want to be quoted

The present interview with Alex Callinicos was performed over several weeks by email spanning late July to mid September, 2006. The early questions took place

In response to a recent posting titled “Nuclear IQ” where I attempted to expose the myth crafted by the Western media that Iran by continuing

After the scandal of Muhammad’s cartoons, this time, Pope Benedict XVI, during his pilgrimage in Germany, by offending Islamic sensibilities with remarks about jihad, poured

Pope Benedict XVI in his speech of September 12 at the University of Regensburg, Germany, perhaps unintentionally provided the Muslims with a golden opportunity: the

I've been in the dumps for the past week or so; that is, until today. For days I've felt tetchy and out of sorts. Perhaps,

On the fifth anniversary of the terrible events on 9/11/2001, the airwaves are filled with coverage of ceremonies and memorials honoring those who perished as

Here is another type of Iranian man, loser! Does anyone know what this loser is looking for? Here is my story: I heard the phrase

Let's assume the up-coming negotiations over Iran's nuclear energy program totally breaks down and nothing is agreed to and everybody goes home angry and fed