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Scenarios of Political Regime Change in Iran

May 26th, 2009Erik van Zuylen (Guest)

Hi, I’m Erik van Zuylen, 24 years old. I would like to present my Masters Thesis in the Political Sciences. I’ve worked on this for almost two years. It has been very well received so far, graded 8.8 out of 10. This has motivated me to make an effort to beat the ‘iron law of [...]

Interview with the Iranian genius of biomedicine

December 24th, 2008Kourosh Ziabari (Iran)

Interview by Kourosh Ziabari
Dr. Saba Valadkhan is a world-renowned biomedical scientist and the Assistant Professor of Case Western Reserve University of USA.
After graduating from the Tehran University of Medial Sciences, Saba Valadkhan moved to New York where she could continue her further studies at the Columbia University upon the fellowship which she had been granted [...]

World’s largest sand carpet settled in Persian Gulf

December 10th, 2008Kourosh Ziabari (Iran)

Iranian artists have created the world’s largest sand carpet from the colorful sand found on the country’s southern island of Hormuz.
Some 25 visual artists used 70 types of colorful sand to create the ‘Persian Gulf’ sand carpet, which will be displayed on the island from Dec. 9 to 17, 2008.
The 12000-square-meter carpet is unique in [...]

New play debuts in Chicago on religious oppression in Iran

September 28th, 2008Ray Hanania (Palestine/USA)

Here is a link to the press release. The play “Haram” addresses religious persecution in Iran. It is based on a true story. It is written by Chicagoan Jay Paul Deratany and debuts in Chicago in November.
Click here for the release.
Here is the web site for the play:
www.haramiran.com
– Ray Hanania
www.RadioChicagoland.com

I am a Human

July 10th, 2008Ali (Iran/Germany)

These days it is common to hear comments about possible war with Iran. A group of Iranian activists who are member of “Without Border Association” (Anjomane Bedoone Marz) have prepared a special issue including articles and poetry against war (in Persian). One of the poems which is written by a good friend of mine, Sina, [...]