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Tabriz ‘Celebrates’ Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Abbas Djavadi

High-school students gather to attend pro-government demonstration in Tabriz on February 11. On the morning of February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, some 200 students and their relatives from the Ferdowsi High School in Iran’s northwestern city … Continue reading →

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Zahra And Millions Like Her

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Abbas Djavadi

Zahra is a nurse working at the Beheshti Hospital in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. Both Zahra and her husband, Arash, a physiotherapist, work hard, with a lot of overtime, to provide for their two children. They complain about … Continue reading →

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Iran Is Likely To See A Harsher Crackdown

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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There are fears that the Iranian regime may intensify the crackdown on the opposition in the next few weeks. Six months after a rigged presidential election wherein Mahmud Ahmadinejad was hastily confirmed the winner, the resistance has not disappeared despite … Continue reading →

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قدس به ما چه مربوط؟

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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جمه آینده در ایران «روز قدس» است.  آیت الله روح الله خمینی بنیانگذار جمهوری اسلامی در همپائی با بعضی کشور ها و سازمانهای اسلامی آخرین روز ماه رمضان را به نشانه حمایت از فلسطینی ها و خواست آنها مبنی بر حاکمیت (حد اقل نسبی) بر این … Continue reading →

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Iran: Evolutionary Change

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

National Review Online, Sunday, June 21, 2009 The Iranian Revolt [Rich Lowry] John O’Sullivan wrote me this note today. Dear Rich, Thanks for your note. I am happy to give you my judgment on the Iranian revolt. In brief, it’s … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Khamenei On Crash Course

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

For the past couple of months, we thought some kind of spring was coming to our beloved Iran. We deserved it, we thought, finally, after so many years of un-freedom, state-ideological one-way-turbo-course, and international isolation and humiliation. But after the … Continue reading →

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An Electoral Coup in Iran

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

It was a night of fundamental change of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was, however, not the change the overwhelming majority of the electorate indicated to be producing with their real votes yesterday, but a change in the ruling … Continue reading →

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Iran Has Already Changed

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Voting started a few hours ago in Iran to answer one question: if President Ahmadinejad should be removed from office. Turnout is reportedly very high. There may be a relatively considerable election fraud. Still, the anti-Ahmadinejad candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi … Continue reading →

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Even Iran Can Change

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Iran is always good for big surprises. Over the last four years, the international community has come to love to hate Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (sort of like former U.S. President George W. Bush). But now it seems there’s a … Continue reading →

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