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The Advisory Role of the Guardian Council
Since 1997, when Mohammad Khatami became the President, the conservative faction has labeled the critics of approbative supervision as the enemies of the system. From the perspective of conservatives, who have always monopolized security, intelligence and police institutions, approbative supervision is a divine revelation that cannot be altered. All people ...
The Source of the Movement’s Awakening
After the Ashura incidents, a new chapter in the people’s struggle against the coup government began. This day’s events showed that people were not dismayed or intimidated, but their non-violent resistance was also gaining depth and momentum on a daily basis. After the bitter events of Ashura and the regime’s ...Three decades of Islamic Rule through the Lens of Photojournalism
Those putting a fifth decade of life behind them and who have personally lived through the heady days of the 1979 Islamic Revolution now find themselves recounting those events to the 20- and 30-year-olds for whom this story is more akin to ancient history. For those who have witnessed the ...Iran’s Troubles
A while ago, Mrs. Hilary Clinton said: “We expect more from Iran.” Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rejoicing in the transformation in foreign policy from the White House and its serious inclination to understand the need of the Iranian government to maintain its stance regarding the development of nuclear energy from a purely ...The Green February 11 (22 Bahman)
The thirty first anniversary of the Islamic Revolution has a different mood compared to previous years. It is distinct and unique and goes beyond being just an annual ceremony observed by the government. February 11, 2010 (22 Bahman of 1388) is now very much like February of 1979. It has ...The Fajr Film Festival
The Fajr Film Festival has always embraced criticism and the selection of its films, judges and awards has been always been controversial. In 1992, Behruz Afkhami, one of the festival’s official judges, even reported interference by the organizers to eliminate the award for Beyzai’s film Mosafaran/The Travelers. On the other ...
A Look at Thirty Years of Religious Government in Iran
If we try to create a list of the most important aspects of the 1979 revolution, its popular character and the participation of majority of Iranian people in its establishment will definitely stand out. A wide spectrum of elite forces, that ranged from university Muslims and socialist guerillas to secular ...
Iran’s Freedom-Loving Clerics and the Issue of Modernity
Hard as it may be to believe, a number of clergymen joined fellow Iranians in the freedom movement in the wake of public protests after the disputed June 2009 election. These progressive and defiant Muslims welcomed oppression, discrimination and possible exile with open arms and defended free elections, freedom of ...“Facing tomorrow” contradicts the propaganda line of Sima va Sima
The appearance of a government critic on Seda va Sima (Voice and Vision, the Islamic Republic’s state broadcaster) is not a genuine change for the better. A government critic appeared in the repeated television debates in the Islamic Republic’s Seda va Sima (Voice and Vision, the Islamic Republic’s state broadcaster), ...Religious Intellectuals and Their Recent Statement
As the Green Movement continues unabated on the streets of Tehran and as the Dahé-ye Fajr[1] and the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution—which many consider to be a turning point in the current juncture of the struggle for freedom—loom on the horizon, issuing statements and statements by various political ...
Attacks on Academic Freedom in Iran
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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