A night at the Oscars
The weather could have not been any better for the invited guests, the spectator crowd and photographers from across the globe during the 80th Annual
The weather could have not been any better for the invited guests, the spectator crowd and photographers from across the globe during the 80th Annual
Although the ideas in this paper are mine, my station in life makes translating these ideas into foreign policy totally impossible. I don't even know
A review of “Reading Legitimation Crisis in Tehran” by Danny Postel Prickly Paradigm Press, Chicago. How do you explain the silence of the US progressives
US-Iranian relations have been in a very low and often hostile level for close to 30 years. Both countries have unresolved grievances and rather long
I recently submitted a short piece on boof-e-koor, “THIS is beaity”. I have attached a longer paper I wrote for a university course exploring expressionist
No, the abysmal failures in Iraq have not dissuaded Washington from embarking on yet another adventure. George W. Bush and his warmongering allies are preparing
Identity is a series of collective characteristics by which a person should be recognised as a part of a given group. In my article, I
Last week’s UN meeting of heads of state was yet another attempt at balancing — or pretending — multilateral diplomacy in a world where America
The last three decades have witnessed a relentless growth of Islamic movements, so that, today political Islam is an undeniable reality on the world scene.
Well, then, eliminate the people, curtail them, force them to be silent. Because the European Enlightenment is more important than people. — Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notebooks
From Chapter 3 of Minoo Moallem's “Between Warrior Brother and Veiled Sister: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Politics of Patriarchy in Iran” (University of California Press,
A quarter of century after the 1979 revolution, the conundrum of Iranian politics is marked by distinct characteristics that include: — Over politicization of society
Blade and mirror, the torch and ether Downers and uppers upfront The fine white powder Powering up postindustrial human machinery Work is dull, play is
Introduction The conduct of both Iranian and American foreign relations is highly improvisational in character, often appearing as being self-contradictory or inconsistent, irrational, and rudderless.
Sent to iranian.com on September 20, 2001, days after the 9/11 tragedy. It is being published for the first time. as i sit here before
Part 27 April 6 Head… feels… like… target for Serena Williams' tennis balls. Pop. Pop. Pop. Every which way I turn my head, I get