But he is our SOB!

Shah Ghollam

Puppets

YouTube / YouTube
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04-Nov-2009
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Jebhe Melli Iran Condemns Hostage Taking (Again)

Masoud Kazemzadeh
Jebhe Melli Iran via INF-Abroad / JMI
recommended by Masoud Kazemzadeh
04-Nov-2009 (5 comments)
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Darius Kadivar
04-Nov-2009
A Canadian TV Series Iran: Days of Crisis about 60 American hostages in Iran in 1979, Focusing on hostage John Limbert and his Iranian-born wife, this drama provides a look at the personal side of this international event. >>>

13 Aban Protests

Sayeh Hassan

News Reports from 13 Aban (November 4th 2009) Protests in Tehran

Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran / HRDAI-Translation by Sayeh Hassan
recommended by Sayeh Hassan
04-Nov-2009 (one comment)
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M. Saadat Noury
04-Nov-2009 (5 comments)
آن سا ق خوش تراش که ویژه به گیتی است/آ تش فکنده بردل ما نقش ظاهرش >>>

POINT

Death to No One

Iran has become the world's poster child for the deficit of democracy that plagues many nations

04-Nov-2009 (2 comments)
Today, marks the 30th year since the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis began in 1979. On this day the media traditionally offers us images of burning American flags and effigies of Uncle Sam. We are reminded of the great chasm of mistrust and misunderstanding that has marked the last three decades of US-Iranian relations. But in the past year both Americans and Iranians have asked for something new. We have elected a president that promises to pursue diplomacy and Iranians have given birth to a popular democratic movement. So, we should not use this 30th anniversary of the hostage crisis to simply re-live tragedy and tension>>>

PROFESSOR

Academic isolation

Defending freedom in Iran's universities

04-Nov-2009 (7 comments)
Over the past 4 years, Iran’s universities have grown increasingly unhappy with the rigid academic as well as social restrictions established by the fundamentalists who run the government. Iran’s university movement remains largely frustrated due to lack of leadership, and lack of support from the universities themselves (most senior officials of which are appointed by the government). Iranian student and academic movements have been pessimistic as to the support they might hope for from Western colleagues>>>
Sahameddin Ghiassi
04-Nov-2009
Thousands of Laleh and her sisters are destroying every year, and the newspaper write about them, but with the time the news will be cold and the people look at these type of news indifferently>>>

November 4 protests

homylafayette

Live blog of today's events - news, photos, and videos

homylafayette / homylafayette
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04-Nov-2009
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SATIRE

Private Parts

Public discourses in modern Iran

04-Nov-2009 (3 comments)
The first half of the 20th century minus the Reza Shah period is unique in the whole history of Persian literature in the amount of satire, lampoons and invectives which were published largely though not entirely through the press, and usually with a political motive. It was characteristic of Iranian history that the fall of an arbitrary state, often even the death of a ruler, led to division and chaos. The first quarter of the twentieth century was a period of revolution, chaos and coup>>>
Darius Kadivar
04-Nov-2009
From a Nobel Prize nomination to inspiring lyrics in rock songs, the 82-year old Simin Behbahani’s work has made a significant impact on the world’s cultural landscape. Now she’s mtvU’s Poet Laureate for 2009. >>>

Busted

Shifteh Ansari

Israelis 'seize Iran arms ship'

BBC
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04-Nov-2009
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It already did

Shifteh Ansari

Iran's anti-US protests could turn on Ahmadinejad

Guardian / Ian Black
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04-Nov-2009
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"a hijacked key anniversary"

Shifteh Ansari

Iranians clash with police on hostage crisis anniversary

CNN
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04-Nov-2009
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Police state: threatening text messages