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An Identity Case

[part 2] [part 3] The whole thing started in early June when Mohsen, whose Canadian name was Molson, bought a dog—a white Shih-tzu, only three

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In the name of love

The documentary, “HAYEDEH, Legendary Persian Diva,” by Pejman Akbarzadeh was screened on Friday, April 3rd, in Aachen, Germany. This is the first documentary which covers

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Which Rally?

I must get ready to show up at a rally for the disenfranchised soon, after I hastily respond to the growling need for nutriment –

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The American Empire

The American Empire: A Finale Where is America headed? by Justin Raimondo Author’s note: The following is the text of a talk given in Paris

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Tribalism vs Fundamentalism

As the new administration embarks on imprinting it’s own mark on US foreign policy, teams of experts once again descend upon Washington. Each member eager

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The Constitution of Secular Republic of Iran

(This article and discussions are continued in draft 2: http://iranian.com/main/blog/david-et/2nd-draft-constitution-secular-republic-iran)    In the earlier series titled  “Iran Constitutions: From Islamic Monarchy to Islamic Republic” I presented in

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Palestinians vs Israel

Just to refresh everyone’s memory (as if we need it): The Gaza Strip is a narrow piece of land along the Mediterranean coast between Israel

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Post Election Observations

As my favorite late night TV host Craig Ferguson says each night, “It’s a great day in America”. To sum up, Barack won, John surrendered,

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The Story of Mohammad

As it was customary among the wealthy Arabs of Mecca, the new born Mohammad was given to a Bedouin nanny to breast-feed him in her

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War of words

If you favor a forward, nonviolent strategy to tackle the Middle Eastern challenges of the 21st century, “diplomacy” is the only game in town. To

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Time’s up

Negotiations over the future role and status of America’s armed forces in Iraq have been underway for some time, while any sign of agreement between

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Slavery in Islam

Slavery, making one human the property of another, was widely practiced in the past by many societies. Regrettably, even in the 21st Century, the horrid

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