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Uphill Journey Toward Change
Public trust has plummeted in the wake of the tenth presidential election and people’s disillusionment has increased after a foiled peaceful transition to democracy for Iranian society. On the one hand, this spells a crisis of legitimacy for the Government, and on the other hand, it dashes hopes and deepens ...Let us not assign borders for laughing
For a few years now, the name of a young comedian has become familiar on the British comedy circuit. Her British fans perhaps do not know any more about her than the face that Shappi is an immigrant. For Iranians, however, it is a different story, as we know, Shappi ...The Reformists: Facing up to the Emergence of a Mass Movement
The reformist movement that emerged on May 23rd, 1997 at the chronological mid point of the 6th Majles, with Mohammad Khatami’s victory, began to decline when the people lost hope in the movement’s competence. However, its main artery was not completely severed such that its leaders retained some faith in its ...People Have Became a Nonstop News Source
The arrest and obstruction of independent information sources, at a time when the nation of Iran is pursuing its civil demands in a movement resembling an uprising, demonstrates how the people can turn into reporters just as they did during the revolution. In times like this, while the regime has ...Opportunities for the Presidential Candidates to Normalize U.S.-Iran Relations
Reducing tensions or normalizing relations between Iran and the United States has been a central theme in several presidential elections in Iran and those who track them, to such an extent that we can say the motto of normalizing relations between Iran and the United States has become part of ...Music Was a Wake-Up Call For Me
Note: “No One Knows about Persian Cats” is the title of the most recent film by Bahman Ghobadi, which was just screened and awarded the special jury prize at the 62nd Annual Cannes Festival in the section “A Certain Outlook (Un Certain Regard).” This film is about the underground music scene ...Iranians Do Not know Persian Classical Literature Either
Note: Jane Lewisohn is a researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, she studied Persian literature at Shiraz University, formerly known as Pahlavi. In recent years, Ms. Lewisohn’s research has centered on contemporary Iranian poetry and music, with ...Tired of Violence, Women are Demanding Change
The prominent role of women, and the attention given to their demands, has become a salient feature in the run-up to the presidential elections in Iran. This issue takes on even greater importance when we consider the fact that, over the past thirty years, the turnout of women at elections ...The Next Struggle is for the Soul of Reforms
Note: Reza Siavoshi is a graduate of the University of Colorado in electronic and computer engineering. He is a former member of the Confederation of Iranian Students outside the country and is a founding member of the United Republicans of Iran. Reza Siavoshi is currently forming an organization, with a ...The Concept of National Interest in the Era of Globalization
Note: The concept of “national interest” has been interpreted in different ways. Many authorities who claim to protect and safeguard it have taken measures and made decisions that others believe have had the opposite effect. In order to review the balance sheet of the government of the Islamic Republic, and ...
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