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25 BAHMAN
16-Feb-2011 (15 comments)
What remains to be seen is if this movement will spread to the working classes who are increasingly dissatisfied because of economic conditions brought about by pressure from subsidy cuts as well as international sanctions. The success of the opposition movement relies less on the Internet than on the support of workers and the Bazaar who have so far not gone on strike to show their support for the opposition, despite repeated calls for them to join the movement after the fraudulent election results were announced in June 2009>>>
PROTEST
16-Feb-2011 (9 comments)
تظاهرات وسیع روز ۲۵ بهمن شگفتی‌های زیادی آفرید. گستره و کیفیت این تظاهرات هم رژیم را غافلگیر کرد و هم برای طرف‌داران جنبش سبز نامنتظره بود. پس از یک سال و اندی که از تظاهرات خیابانی جنبش سبز گذشته و رژیم همراه با سرکوب خونین و مرگبار جنبش بارها خبر «مرگ» آن را در بوق و کرنا گذاشته بود، یک‌بار دیگر جوانان جان بر کفی که از تحولات اخیر تونس و مصر قوت قلب گرفته‌اند به خیابان‌ها آمدند تا عملا بطلان افسانه «مرگ فتنه ۸۸» را به نمایش بگذارند>>>
16-Feb-2011 (one comment)
Many Iranians, imitating the Egyptian and Tunisians, have opened Facebook pages in order to spark new street demonstrations. In fact, Facebook has been instrumental in organizing the demonstrations that have taken place this week, turning out thousands of protesters. Although there are no statistics on the exact number of Facebook users in Iran, it is estimated that about 700,000 Facebook users were active from February 2008 to June 2009>>>
EGYPT
16-Feb-2011 (one comment)
How can one explain the jubilation of Egyptian people if what took place in Egypt was in essence a military coup d'état? One straightforward answer seems to be that the majority of Egyptians think of the army as a national institution and a force for good. Perhaps they still see it as the army of Gamal Abdel Nasser. However, there is another possible explanation for equating a military coup with a revolution: Egyptians had lowered their expectation of what a genuine revolution could achieve to the mere act of ousting Mubarak>>>
CHALLENGE
16-Feb-2011 (4 comments)
The protests have shown that a lot of people are dissatisfied with the regime and want freedom. But what is freedom and is the current approach the correct way? The green movement is by its definition a social movement against social injustices. The method chosen to show discontent is to gather people and yelling "we want freedom", "death to X", "down with dictatorship" and clashing with security forces>>>
FREEDOM
15-Feb-2011 (2 comments)
The only region of the world to remain impervious to any kind of democratic process is now shaken by deep societal change and the status quo is no longer possible. It may take years, it may take more brutality and a temporary falling into more rigid theocracies or military/paramilitary domination but the wave of transformation that has gradually changed all of Latin America and many African countries is now licking at the feet of the appalling regimes of the Middle East>>>
VIEW
15-Feb-2011 (7 comments)
The revolts in Tunisia and Egypt will go down the history as two of the fastest and easiest "revolutions" of all time! It is almost certain that the US was instrumental in bringing the rapid change, and this is good news for people and bad news for dictators. The American involvement by no means should belittle the heroism of the Egyptian people. They have made their history again and we should all hope that the consequences will be equally hospitable>>>
DOMINO
14-Feb-2011 (4 comments)
While the partying has just begun in Egypt, and the descendants of Pharaoh begin a Spring Break of the Great Sphinx proportions, the rest of the Arab world remains quietly sober. Token price cuts in food, and other staples, and transparently foolish surprise raises for government employees, and random ransacking of parliaments, the latest insulting attempt to bribe their people by the last remnants of Arab despotism around the Persian Gulf>>>
IDEAS
14-Feb-2011 (2 comments)
Perhaps the pundits and the policymakers should have checked the writing on the wall that the endurance of Egyptians and other struggling regional populations under the obvious economic burdens, abuses and unpopular domestic and foreign policies could not go on forever. That foreign imposed structures and policies are inherently destabilizing. But that would be expecting too much from these acting jocks and their computer screens>>>
EGYPT-IRAN
12-Feb-2011 (21 comments)
The 1979 Iranian Revolution was supposed to be such revolution, which was hijacked by the most organized, radical and ruthless Islamist who at the time appeared to be benign and on the side of the people. Their success in coming to power brought awe and admiration to all oppressed people in the world and rang a bell of hope that brought deafness the ears of those who stood too close in guard. It soon became apparent that the Iranian people were taken for a ride into a prison of their own making>>>
POLICY
12-Feb-2011 (6 comments)
As the Islamic regime of Iran celebrates its 32nd anniversary, the people of Iran face monumental economic challenges similar to those faced by other countries in the region like Tunisia and Egypt. The economy is feeling the sting of sanctions with shortages, unemployment, layoffs and inflation fears creating a widening gap between the regime and the people. Indeed, the regime is facing its toughest challenge – its 32-year monopoly may be about to be busted wide open>>>
IRI
12-Feb-2011 (30 comments)
بسیاری از همین آدمها که امروز بدون رفتن به رستورانهای گرانبها و خوردن شرابهای کهنه اشرافی که بشود با آنها پز داد امورشان نمیگذرد همانهائی هستند که تا دیروز قصه دستگیره های طلای سیفون توالت کاخ شاه را اینجا و آنجا تعریف میکردند تا نشان بدهند که چه افراد تجمل پرستی کشور را اداره میکنند. جالبتر اینکه در میان این آدمها گروههائی هم هستند که بشدت خود را پایبند آداب و رسوم سفره رقیه و زینب میدانند و تمدن غرب را فاسد بشمار میآورند >>>
KIOSK
12-Feb-2011 (4 comments)
In a churning sea of come and go bands, Kiosk has thankfully remained consistent, in that each successive album pushes the boundaries of what is considered normal, but more importantly Kiosk pushes me to to try and make some sort of sense of it and I grow from it. "Triple Distilled" Obviously referring to late night drinking sessions of the yore of pre-revolution Iran, specifically those in the southern part of Tehran's red light >>>
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خاطرات خانه زندگان (قسمت هفتم).
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