It is difficult to be Muslim in our community in main part because they have been blamed for what the Iranian government is and has

Nema Milaninia is right [See “”]. Iranians, especially those with “political” motivations and Zoroastrian ideals, ought to have far greater priorities than drafting petitions against

For a period of time, it was clear that this administration had no policy on Iran except to say that it stands behind the Iranian

It's interesting and at the same time disturbing to see political attacks against the wearing of the niqab (as to be contrasted with the hijab)

What I find disturbing about Bush's latest classification of this “war” following 9/11 are the implicit statements underlying its evolution. As we all know following

Before I begin let me state that I agree completely with assessments made by the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on “Trends in Global Terrorism.” One

As many of you know, Ahmadinejad has recently sent discussing, amongst other things, the occupation of Palestine, nuclear technology, the war in Iraq, all of

, will likely result in the death of hundreds of thousands if not millions of Iranians. And while I recognize the significance of Iran's nuclear

On April 22, 2000, Akbar Ganji, the prominent Iranian journalist and writer, was imprisoned after publishing a series of articles condemning high-level officials in Iran

Over the past few years, influential officials in the American government have utilized information received by news agencies associated with the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO)

Almost two years ago, Pedram Moallemian wrote, what I consider, a very influential piece on blogging for the Iranian.com [“Blogs shall set you free”]. At

Bamdad's article “Regime change” begins with an illogical assertion and ends with unfounded innuendoes, all of which do nothing to support his conclusion that the

Nema Milaninia recently returned from studying political science in Cairo. I was curious to know the mood in that part of the world, so I

As long as we are to distinguish ourselves as Iranians-Americans, the stigma associated with Iranians in US foreign policy, including general social stereotypes, will inhibit

I'm not sure when it was that I recognized my Iranian self. It must have been sometime before my first year in college. Certainly before

For a long time I've stayed away from the Shirin Ebadi “issue” to witness how Iran, the international community, and the diasporas would be effected

For a long time I found it difficult to contextualize the problems Iranians face, both inside and outside Iran. There are, of course, fundamental concerns

There's a lot of talk about who would displace leadership in Iran once a change occurs. The discussion, while well-intentioned, is pre-mature by bypassing conditional

There is much disagreement amongst Iranians, sometimes vague and outwardly theoretical and other times overflowing with frustration and contempt as you would expect from an

It is without a doubt that Iranians are some of the most patriotic and proud people on this planet. As such, it comes to no

a I write as an American student studying in Egypt. I write as an Iranian Muslim. Most importantly I write as a man struck with

Iranians are a political people. We were built by politics, lead by politics, changed by politics, and the victims of politics. Most Iranians who came