Farzin Vahdat
Iran’s Civic Movement One Year On
Those who possess political power in Iran have acquired it relatively recently and are still intoxicated with the taste of power. For this reason, they will be persistent in maintaining their position of power and will not give in to the demands of the civic movement overnight. Yet ...The Crucial Role of Universities in Iran’s Green Movement
The university constitutes a very significant feature of the modern world. The university is founded on the principle that human beings, through their own knowledge and on the basis of their inborn intellectual autonomy, are capable of achievements in the modern natural and human sciences. Consequently, the most important fruit ...The Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Green Movement
The Green Movement carries a momentous charge whose success can bring true democracy and progress for the people of Iran. The realization of the goals of the Movement is not easy and may not be achieved in the very near term, because the adversary is strong and power hungry. But ...The Root Cause of Khamenei's Fear of Humanities and Social Sciences
A few weeks following the widespread frauds in Iran’s 10th presidential election, the theoreticians of the monopolist faction have begun to delve into the root causes of the recent “unrest and disobedience.” At first, they claimed that the widespread protests were ignited by the provocations of misled leaders inside Iran ...Roots of Post-election Crisis in Iran
The 2009 post-election crisis in Iran has deep roots. In fact the roots of this crisis should be sought in the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Like other modern revolutions, the 1979 revolution in Iran increased and disseminated power in the country. In general the foundations of the modern world can ...Social Classes and the Post-election Crisis in Iran
Some in the west and in Iran tend to portray the current crisis in Iran in terms of a class struggle between the comfortable, upper classes and the poor middle and lower classes. On the one hand, they maintain, the Ahmadinejad camp represents the interests of the working masses and the ...Iran: Revolution, Reform and Modernity
Contrary to popular perception, the Islamic Revolution laid the foundation for Iran’s entrance into the modern world. It is often believed that the 1979 Revolution was a slap in the face to the forces and institutions that we normally associate with the conditions of modernity. To be sure, certain aspects ...
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