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The 13 Aban demonstrations in Iran commemorating the US embassy take-over in 1979 will gain greater significance as we approach the next public demonstrations on Student day: 16 Azar (December 7).
As most analysts have pointed out, it is by now clear that the post-eletion demonstrations are not going away and that there are [...]
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In researching today’s piece I came across some really interesting facts that I couldn’t really include.
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In Iran, it’s likely what’s happening at Universities is an indication of what’s happening throughout the country. All Iranians know that Iranians put the utmost importance on education. If you are not provided an “education” it means someone is trying to keep you down, if you are, it means you now have the ability to [...]
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In researching today’s story regarding the IAEA, I came across some really thorough documents that may help clarify the nuclear issue…or it may not because it is a bit confusing and I am not a lawyer… First…take a look at the safeguard agreement and refer to Article 42…
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There is a certain buzz in Iranian papers about Ahmadinejad’s trip to NYC last week. Echoing Israeli newspapers criticizing of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s remarks at the UN , the Iranian media is celebrating the unseating of the state of Israel’s primary justification for itself.
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“That’s the way they (the government) wants it,” she grumbled, “to radicalize the situation, cause that’s the only way they know how to survive.” Coming from an activist in one of the reformist politicians’ campaign centers, this statement seems the best description of the uphill battle being fought by the Iranian opposition today. She was [...]
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IT’S been a difficult few months. ‘Difficult’ because we lived through a period that was unimagined and unforeseen. I know of no one, be they supporters of the incumbent President or supporters of the reformist candidates, who anticipated the mass rallies and demonstrations in reaction to the June 12 election results. No one predicted that [...]
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The June elections were essentially a “purge” on the part of the conservatives to rid Iran of the reformist movement. What’s fairly expected is that Iran’s current government is also “purging” the educational system first before moving through the ranks of activist groups. Iran as many well know..
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The 13 Aban demonstrations in Iran commemorating the US embassy take-over in 1979 will gain greater significance as we approach the next public demonstrations on Student day: 16 Azar (December 7).
As most analysts have pointed out, it is by now clear that the post-eletion demonstrations are not going away and that there are [...]
There is a certain buzz in Iranian papers about Ahmadinejad's trip to NYC last week. Echoing Israeli newspapers criticizing of Prime Minister Netanyahu's remarks at the UN , the Iranian media is celebrating the unseating of the state of Israel's primary justification for itself.
Archive for Kouross' Blog »Calling all news junkies! I read through many articles to pull today’s story together. Whether or no there is a real connection between the CIA and the insurgent groups on the Iran/Pakistani border is questionable, but what’s more fascinating is why are we hearing so many mixed messages from inside Iran. The article [...]
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