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Slander in black & white
What have you learned from living in a democracy?
August 9, 2007

East meets West at their best
Photo essay: Istanbul and more...
July 24, 2007

Two countries, close and far away
Interview with two Israeli-Iranians
July 5, 2007

Houshang Pirnazar
When your best friend’s father dies
May 9, 2007

So we had an ‘aqd!
The bond was there from the very beginning
April 14, 2007

Meeting Comrade Dabashi
A relentless effort to cut down “inorganic” intellectuals
March 21, 2007

Twenty eight years later
Conversations with my father: Nosratollah Amini
February 27, 2007

Freedom columns
"We are Iran" reinforces the impression of a vibrant civil society chafing at the bit and ready to jump and flourish
January 24, 2007

Republic of Shame
Distracting the Iranian public and world attention from the many issues facing them
December 20, 2006

Cries from the heart
History of torture and abuse of women in Iranian prisons
October 21, 2006

Is everyone a spy?
Islamic Republic's all too predictable labling of critics & dissidents
September 5, 2006

Untimely death
For six long years, Akbar Mohammadi endured harsh interrogation and unbearable torture at the hands of those who have made Iran into a vast prison for all its citizens
August 1, 2006

Why do they hate us?
Interview with Stephen Kinzer, author of "Overthrow" and "All the Shah's Men"
May 11, 2006

Dream come true
Going back to see the beautiful historic city of Shiraz was a dream come true, one which brought back many memories >>> Photos
March 19, 2006

Perseverance and honor
Interview with Abbas Amir-Entezam
February 22, 2006

Young, mature and bold
Interview with Majid N.: An image of Iran's youth
December 9, 2005

Green, brown, grey and so glorious
Photo essay: Iran's mountains
October 31, 2005

Inspirational soul
Photo essay: There is tremendous goodness in Iran that has not gone away even with the daily struggles people face
October 2, 2005

Long ago
Interview with Barbara Waller, widow of Operation AJAX man in 1953
May 19, 2005

My people
Interview with the author of "Searching for Hassan"
April 15, 2005

Hypocrisy or democracy?
Talk about bombing Iran's nuclear facilities should not be taken lightly
January 29, 2005

We are the outsiders
Interview with Khosrow Seif, leader of Iran's Nation Party
January 10, 2005

Letters from Ahmadabad
Mossadegh's letters to his trusted friend and lawyer
November 5, 2004

Truth and confession
Interview with a former Evin inmate
October 4, 2004

Banouyeh Iran
A heart-to-heart with poet Simin Behbahani
June 17, 2004

They wrote the book
America has been exporting torture methods for a long time
May 26, 2004

Systematic murders
Interview with Parastou Forouhar
April 22, 2004

A new spring of freedom?
25th anniversary of the revolution
February 10, 2004

Our Persian boy
Conversations with Farhad Diba
January 15, 2004

We shall never forget
Interview with Abdol-Karim Lahiji
December 5, 2003

The forgotten prisoner
Abbas Amir-Entezam, Iran's longest-serving political prisoner
November 5, 2003

The day democracy died
August 19, 1953
August 19, 2003

If he were alive
Interview with Ali Akbar Saeedi Sirjani's daughter, Sayeh
August 12, 2003

Change will come from within
Interview with a former American diplomat in Tehran
June 17, 2003

American World Order
Interview with Farhang Rajaee
May 17, 2003

No happy ending
U.S. special negotiator in the oil nationalization affair looks back and into the future
February 21, 2003

The first moderate
Shapour Bakhtiar: We cannot move from the dictatorship of the boot to the dictatorship of slippers
January 8, 2003

Playing with reality
The art of Behjat Sadr
December 13, 2002

It happened on Hedayat Street
The Forouhars' house, November 23, 1998
November 22, 2002

Life inside
Soudabeh Ardavan's prison drawings
September 26, 2002

Uncertain future
Interview with winner of Human Rights Watch journalism award
August 21, 2002

In history's archive
Photographer Jamshid Bayrami: I wanted to take photos that would make a point
July 5, 2002

Open case
My husband is in effect a victim. A scapegoat
An interview with Mehrangiz Kar
May 30, 2002

Children of genocide
Happy Passover, my friend. May we see peace soon
April 12, 2002

Paayandeh Iran
We believe in a democratic republic
March 28, 2002

A lot to be said
Crucial days of the revolution
February 20, 2002

We all want to smell roses
What we learned from 2001
January 8, 2001

For people and country
Interview with Arash Forouhar
November 14, 2001

Alive and kicking
Victim meets torturer
August 3, 2001

Crime and punishment
An interview with an assassination survivor
June 6, 2001

Don't call me "Sir"
Mossadegh: Humility and integrity in government
May 9, 2001

Polittical revolution
Interview with a student activist
March 6, 2001

Thy father's sins
The Shah did not make just a few mistakes
February 6, 2001

Let them know
Life's too short
January 9, 2001

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Fariba Amini holds a BA from George Mason University in Sociology, an MA in history form the Sorbonne and a cerfiticate in Business adminsitration from Georgetown University. She has been active on Human Rights issues and was co-founder of the Alliance for Defense of Human Rights in Iran.

She is currently writing her father's biography who was the mayor of Tehran and personal attorney of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh. she is the President of Foundation for Educational Progress, a non-profit organization which collects and sends educational materials to Afghanistan and other Farsi speaking countries. She lives in the suburb of Washington, DC.  Top

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