Archive - Jun 15, 2012 - Article

Give Obama Elbow Room on Iran

THE last round of nuclear negotiations with Iran ended in stalemate, and prospects appear dim for a breakthrough at next week’s meeting in Moscow. Two central factors are driving Washington’s negotiation strategy at this point. The first is Congressional obstructionism and President Obama’s limited room to maneuver in an election year. The second is outsize expectations about what the current sanctions against Iran can achieve. Both must be abandoned if talks are to succeed>>>

Tribunal of Conscience

Survivors and families of the victims of the 1988 massacre have taken the matter into their own hands. In 2007, they have come together to form the Iran Tribunal, modeled on the Russell Tribunal set up by British philosopher Bertrand Russell and French writer Jean-Paul Sartre in 1966 to examine American intervention in Vietnam, and the subsequent Russell Tribunals on Chile, Iraq and Argentine. Like these tribunals, the Iran Tribunal won't have any legal status, but will act as a tribunal of conscience>>>

Together Alone

For some time, a thought has bothered me. The more I read about the accomplishments – and failures - of Iranian immigrants, the clearer it becomes how we are still each on our own. Culturally, we were raised as an individualist nation. After decades of exposure to teamwork, most of us still do our best works alone. Group function is an acquired skill we have to yet master. No doubt, many will disagree with this, because after all, we can’t even begin to count the number of Iranian-American organizations and nor could one deny their accomplishments>>>

Who Says You Can't Have it All?

Alaleh Kamran, is an example of having it all and doing it all... successfully. She is a criminal defense attorney, who for the last 20 years has dedicated her practice to the defense of the constitution, humanitarian causes, and fighting for the defenseless through grassroots community efforts. She is a frequent lecturer to high schools, colleges & non-profit organizations on the subject of juvenile crimes and domestic violence>>>

خردگرائی در مقابل احساس گرائی

به نظر می رسد که موضوع اصلی در این فیلم، رو در روئی کهنه و نو؛ سنّت و نوگرائی و سرانجام خرد و اندیشه در مقابل احساس باشد. تمام تراژدی از آنجا شروع می شود که نادر کهنه گرائی، سنّت و احساس را بر خرد گرائی و نو اندیشی برتری می دهد و پدرش را بجای همسر و دخترش انتخاب می کند. پدر پیر مبتلا به فراموشی در این فیلم، نمایندۀ سنّت، کهنه گرائی و احساس است>>>