http://www.gozaar.org/rss.php Subscribe to Gozaar's feed in order to stay up to date on articles and statements that are posted on Gozaar. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:34:12 EST Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:34:12 EST http://www.gozaar.org/rss.php To stay up-to-date with the latest Gozaar content update your RSS subscription to http://www.gozaar.org/rss.php http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1348&language=english The running joke at Press TV is that the channel's logo, a rip-off of BBC-style block letters arranged after an oversized globe, reads "Opress TV." Every day, when a fleet of shuttle cabs drop employees off at the Tehran headquarters – located on a quiet residential street in the northwest district of Saadat Abad, just blocks from Evin prison – they pass under the huge neon O P R E S S T V looming over the building entrance. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1349&language=english Last month, Voice and Vision (Iran’s state broadcaster) halted production on a television series called Ashpaz Bashi (“The Cook”). Iranian broadcasting officials cited financial problems as the main reason for canceling the series. The real cause, however, is rumored to be the network’s ban on a large number of actors who support the Green Movement. The consequences of the ban have affected many Iranian broadcast projects over the past two months. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1347&language=english They ignore the fact that they cannot undo what has already taken root in society; they also disregard the truth that, though humanitarian and social sciences have played a crucial role in recent years, they are not the only factors to have given rise to the demands for civil and democratic rights. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1345&language=english "As in the past, the primary victims of these show trials are the human beings who are dragged into this ominous game unintentionally. Everyone knows that Clotilde and the rest of the accused will be released quietly sooner or later. That is what happens to 'velvet' and 'soft' 'revolutionaries' and 'spies'. They are sometimes released after only a few weeks since the 'court' itself knows that they are innocent. The only goal of these appalling show trials is to gain some momentary political advantage through propagation." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1346&language=english In a harsh letter, Dr. Soroush denounces Khamenei's actions during the unrest that followed the June 12th elections. Dr. Soroush believes that Khamenei's actions will bring a fall to the religious authority in the near future. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1344&language=english "Slogans such as, 'Ahmadi kills' and 'Down with dictator' are negative and may represent anger, revenge, and the elimination of political adversaries. When employed, they send a message to fight supporters of Ahmadinejad. Many Persian slogans have similar connotations. To build a viable democracy, people’s mindsets and values need to change from revenge and savagery to tolerance, reason, and the well-being of all, including minorities. To build a civil society we need to revise our attitudes and behavior." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1342&language=english Following the arrest of many activists and opposition leaders in Iran, Hadi Khorsandi offers the readers of Gozaar a satirical poem focused on the arduous daily conditions of the political detainees. Khorsandi, one of Iran's most beloved satirists, has earned his fame through his improvisational poems and his examination of various Iranian socio-political issues. Khorsandi has lived in exile in London, England ever since the Iranian Revolution took place in 1979. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1341&language=english "How to Change the World has become the bible for social entrepreneurship – in which men and women around the world are finding innovative solutions to a wide variety of social and economic problems." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1340&language=english "Most Iranians concur that their vote has not been truthfully accounted for. All across the country, the people have come out and held peaceful rallies to protest at electoral violations that amount to a drastic violation of their right to shape their future. Sadly, the government of the Islamic republic has faced off these peaceful and civil protests harshly, and several innocent people, including students in the nation's universities have been barbarically assaulted by the state police." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1339&language=english "Since the Revolution, there has never been a movement that has been able to so completely engage the people; in fact, people’s minds are completely engrossed in this movement. It is plain and simple. When the citizen of any modern nation or state sees him or herself as having certain rights, and when others try to deny them those rights, it leads to distrust." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1337&language=english In this letter,Leila Chamankhah, a former student of Dr. Hajarian testifies to the brilliance and resilience of this long-time reformer. She claims that his recent arrest had little to do with the threat of his political influence. Rather, as a newcomer to the Intelligence Ministry, Judge Saeed Mortavezi’s is intent on crushing this oppositional figure in order to prove himself within the state security apparatus. Judge Mortavezi realizes his inferiority to Dr. Hajarian, and this has driven him to act irrationally. She hopes that she will one day see the professor from whom she still has much to learn. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1336&language=english "Not long ago, I visited the office of a financial consulting firm on a quiet dead-end street just north of the commercial center of Tehran. Several flights up, amid bare but light-filled rooms with worn nineteen-fifties-era office furniture, I met Mohammad Tabibian, Iran’s foremost free-market economist and—though he is virtually unknown in the West—one of the country’s most important reformers." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1335&language=english "For the Iranian people, removing sanctions and integrating Iran into the world economy is the beginning of a better life. For the Iranian government, tension with the world and a crisis environment are a means of survival." http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1334&language=english Political observers have given great consideration to the dynamic of the current movement and the character of its leadership. Sazegara suggests that the current movement is like a “green chain of democracy;” meaning Iranians across the world are connected to one another. Every protestor is a leader and every leader is a protestor. Furthermore, many analysts have looked to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 as a model for the current movement in Iran. However, Sazegara argues that if we want to find a relevant model in our own contemporary history, we must look back to the Constitutional Revolution in which people forced Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar to reinstall the parliament. http://www.gozaar.org/template1.php?id=1333&language=english In this article, Seraj-Mirdamadi, who was assistant director of elections during the Khatami government, offers a unique perspective on the tenth election. Drawing on his experience, he offers a technical evaluation of the recent election process in view of past trends and performance. He gives his own judgment on the health and fairness of the elections.