http://www.gozaar.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1.6 2012-02-05T04:08:45-06:00 http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/Gozaar-Future.html 2010-12-15T16:12:00-06:00 2010-12-15T16:12:00-06:00 Gozaar Dear readers, Four years ago, Gozaar was launched as a monthly Persian/English web journal on democracy and human rights in Iran. Gozaar (meaning ‘transition’) http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/Religion-s-Chaotic-Market-and-the-Envious-Doormen-of-Paradise.html 2010-10-13T14:36:00-05:00 2010-10-13T14:36:00-05:00 majidm     Iranian officials have always claimed that they are to make the people’s world and afterworld flourish and they are the only one who are able http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/Intelligence-Services-from-attracting-foreign-funds-to-suppressi.html 2010-09-30T15:47:00-05:00 2010-09-30T15:47:00-05:00 rasoollim     With the announcement of the filing of the lawsuit against Green movement leaders by the political and security deputy of the National Prosecutor, the http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/Where-is-my-Vote-No-Where-is-my-Family.html 2010-09-21T09:54:00-05:00 2010-09-21T09:54:00-05:00 Rostamin   One year after the elections the people are still traumatized about what went on in their cities and neighborhoods and continue to suspect that at http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/The-Prisoners-Rights.html 2010-09-16T10:37:00-05:00 2010-09-16T10:37:00-05:00 karm   When we speak of prisoner’s rights, it means that we have left behind the age of dungeons and branding bodies and have caught up with http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/A-Review-of-the-Prevailing-Political-Situation-in-Iran.html 2010-09-15T12:19:00-05:00 2010-09-15T12:19:00-05:00 Jalalia   The chasms are deepening. This is the clearest picture one can conjure of the current situation of the government in Iran. Nowadays the Islamic Republic http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/The-Eleven-Pronged-Assault-of-the-Illegitimate-Government-on-Uni.html 2010-09-15T12:00:00-05:00 2010-09-15T12:00:00-05:00 salemil “The intent behind my decision is to stabilize the leadership, that is, unless there is an urgent need for change. Wherever and whenever I come http://www.gozaar.org/articles-en/Iranian-Woman-Veil-and-Identity.html 2010-09-07T14:02:00-05:00 2010-09-07T14:02:00-05:00 shilandarif   When talking about Iranian female identity, veiling is one of the most controversial issues. Some scholars believe that Islamic culture, particularly the imposed veil, deconstructs http://www.gozaar.org/interview-en/Russia-Two-Sides-of-the-Coin.html 2010-09-01T15:01:00-05:00 2010-09-01T15:01:00-05:00 Mazaherir After Russia voted for the United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran, some analysts have heralded the start of a new chapter in Iran-Russia relations, despite http://www.gozaar.org/human-rights-en/Report-on-Human-Rights-Abuse-August-2010.html 2010-08-30T16:24:00-05:00 2010-08-30T16:24:00-05:00 Gozaar   There have been two important trends in human rights during August 2010. First, there was a hunger strike by political prisoners that was to an