by Fariba Davodi on March 9, 2010
Since Iranians have taken to the streets following the controversial June presidential election that led to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election, women have been amongst the most active segments of society in the opposition movement. They have been at the front lines of protests, braving tear gas, baton-wielding paramilitaries, and as the iconic images of Neda Agha [...]
by Rozina Ali on February 23, 2010
It now seems like any other campaign battle wound, but in August 2007, the presidential candidate Barack Obama drew fire from both Democrats and Republicans when he suggested shifting the battlefield from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It didn’t take long for media and political pundits (in the U.S. and Pakistan) to blast Obama [...]