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Iran

7 myths about Iran

February 3rd, 2010Hamid (Iran/USA)

There are various topics of debate nowadays in regards to how to pursue Iran. Topics such as sanctions,military strikes, who should the West support, should the West push for a grand bargain with the mullahs or should they support the Greens. I read an article on the Planet Iran news site taken from the Wall [...]

Iran and the West Dilemma !!!

January 27th, 2010Sami, the beduin.

Who followed the MEY posts over the last two weeks, would notice that most of the posts were against Iran and its right to develop nuclear energy. I just wonder WHY? Why an Iranian would denounce his own country and help the West to enslave his people under the false American propaganda of “Human rights” [...]

VideoIs Khamenei stealing the wealth of Iran?

January 14th, 2010Ehsan Bakhtiar

A number of websites and videos are presenting evidence that the lifestyle of Ayatollah Khamenei is not as simple as he pretends. Check out two of the most interesting ones here:

Is PanIranism good or Bad?

November 3rd, 2009Samimaneh (Iran)

Are you loyal to Iran independence and resistant to Pan-Iranism?
I’ll tell you that I am!
I know that pan-Iranism has got its own supporters, and it has been moderately growing among Persian youngsters mostly but the sad part is when pan iranism advocated by green movement leaders to penetrate the society to gain the [...]

Ever lasting clash between oppressed one and those who do the oppressing

September 6th, 2009Samimaneh (Iran)

Peace be upon you O son of the messenger of Allah, peace be upon you O son of fatimah zahra the beloved daughter of the prophet PBUH! Peace be upon you O son of Ali the door of the city of knowledge and the commander of faithfuls! Peace be upon you O dearest inmate of [...]

Is it possible for Iran to have female ministers?

August 20th, 2009Samimaneh (Iran)

Ahmadinejad has introduced new era for Iran by nominating three women for top ministerial positions, his choice of three females for cabinet posts can be interpreted either as a deceitful act to compensate for post election events or as a sign of government attention to the large portion of Iranian population , women! These three [...]

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