Archive - Feb 10, 2011

Revolution Watch

Whether Egypt's uprising could spread to Iran is an open question. Regional protests come amid deteriorating economic conditions in Iran. Under tightening economic sanctions, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and poverty are all worse in Iran than in Tunisia or Egypt, writes Ali Reza Eshraghi in the Asia Times. But unlike Tunisia's unpopular former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted in January, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad still has support from poorer Iranians>>>

EMail to the Iranian Ambassador to Canada

EMail to the Iranian Ambassador to Canada >>>

the autumn of the Patriarch

... he governed as if he felt predestined to never die>>>

Egypt Today, Iran Tomorrow?

Since the Egyptian uprising began, Iran's opposition figures inside and outside the country have looked to the streets of Cairo with admiration and regret. Who would have thought it would be the Egyptians capable of forcing concessions -- however limited they might be at this stage -- from their authoritarian rulers, not the Green movement? "For the first time in history, the Iranians are jealous of the Arabs," said a young oppositionist, who was active in the 2009 protests>>>

صدور جنبش سبز

انقلاب‌ها و تحولات اجتماعی و سیاسی خاصیت دومینو (Domino) دارند. وقتی انقلاب یا تحولی در کشوری یا سرزمینی روی می‌دهد، معمولا بر کشورهای همسایه یا جوامعی که از خصوصیات فرهنگی، سیاسی یا اجتماعی مشترکی برخوردار هستند تأثیر می‌گذارد، و به تحولاتی در آن جامعه منتهی می‌شود. و هر چه که به دوران جدید نزدیک می‌شویم، سرعت ارتباطات و انتقال اطلاعات، به این روند شتاب و تأثیر بیشتری می‌دهد>>>

In support of Valentine's Day rally in Iran!

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