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Iran
In Iran, Political Rivals Register as Presidential Candidates
Sina Toossi* | 19 May 2013
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Last minute decisions by Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to register as candidates in Iran’s upcoming presidential election have shaken the country’s political landscape. Their entrance into a race, that until now has been dominated by mostly indistinguishable conservatives, has...Muck & Meir: Prolific Analyst Botches Facts to Vindicate Failed Iran Sanctions Policy
Nima Shirazi* | 8 May 2013
Tehran Research Reactor(Photo Credit: AFP Photo / Iranian Presidency) “Comment is free, but facts are sacred.” - C.P. Scott, editor of the Guardian, 1921 Israeli commentator Meir Javedanfar has made a very successful career of trafficking conventional wisdom and mainstream narratives about Iran’s nuclear program. In a recent op-ed for the Guardian...Activism Meets Art at [P]art Collective
Neda Moridpour* | 8 Apr 2013
Since 2010, the artivist[1] group [P]Art Collective has launched various art projects to foster conversations and exchanges of ideas about various socio-political problems. The collective conceptualizes and organizes projects, engages local artists, and arranges follow-up events to create alternative spaces for communication and activism. [P]Art Collective’s...Arsalan Kazemi’s Mad March through the NCAA
Nima Shirazi* | 29 Mar 2013
Oregon’s Arsalan Kazemi (Bruce Ely / The Oregonian) NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament history was made last week when the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, in their inaugural tournament appearance, became the first ever 15-seed to advance to the third round, joining other underdogs like 13-seed La Salle Explorers and 9-seed Wichita State Shockers in the Sweet...Ten Years After Iraq, Media Advocates For War Are Still With Us
Murtaza Hussain* | 19 Mar 2013
White House Press Corps (Photo credit: Charles Dharapak/AP) On March 16, 2003, just days before bombs began to fall on Baghdad, Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Meet The Press, offering his assessment of Saddam Hussein’s activities in Iraq and making his case for war. “We know he’s been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons,...Meet the Presidential Contenders in Iran’s Upcoming Election
Sina Toossi* | 9 May 2013
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L), Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei (C), and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (R) As the Islamic Republic of Iran’s eleventh presidential election draws near, numerous...Margaret Thatcher & Her Dictator Friends
Nima Shirazi* | 11 Apr 2013
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the age of 87. Predictably, there is no dearth of hagiographic profiles of the former British Prime Minister in the mainstream press and scathing...Reflections on Obama’s Nowruz Address as Hafez Rolls Over in His Grave
Jamasb Madani* | 3 Apr 2013
Barack Obama’s “Audacity of Hope” in a Tehran bookshop in 2010 (Photo Credit: Nima Shirazi) Four years ago, President Barack Obama quoted the beloved 13th century Persian poet Sa’di in his...Special Issue: The 2003 Iraq War, Ten Years On
Nima Shirazi & Livia Bergmeijer* | 19 Mar 2013
(Photo credit: Sean Smith) On March 19, 2003, the illegal, immoral and unnecessary U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. That evening, from the Oval Office, George W. Bush told the world, “We come to Iraq with respect...The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Strategic Consequences for Iran
Muhammad Sahimi* | 19 Mar 2013
Iraq was invaded on March 19, 2003. To sell their war, neoconservatives in the United States – the main driving force behind the invasion – intentionally deceived the American public. Had they declared...
