People who follow Iranian political affairs are left puzzled over the recent wave of “Islamization” policies to enforce “morality” and “modesty” in public and private spheres.
These measures, which can be violent at times, include police (...)
Since the presidential elections in June 2009, the ship of the Islamic Republic has been cruising in uncharted waters. The repercussions of the elections have not only proven to be politically costly but have fundamentally jeopardized the very (...)
The current political crisis in Iran and the ban on foreign media has proved that modern technology is challenging the monopoly of information management by the state.
Today, modern technology is acting as an alternative instrument to expose what (...)
The 10th presidential election in Iran that took place in June 12, 2009 is a paradigm shift in Iranian politics. Since 1979, the authority of the state was based on Islamic and republican values. However, the way in which this election was conducted (...)
The arrest and imprisonment of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist, by the Islamic Republic has been at the center of world attention.
On Feb. 10, Ms Saberi, 31, was arrested for buying a bottle of wine, an act banned under the (...)
The products of globalisation have significantly undermined the process of "information management in countries where censorship is still part of everyday life.
Traditionally, the Islamic Republic has always interfered in the press. Human rights (...)
Recollections of the past are indeed subjective and history can often sharply illuminate the conditions of the present as well as the particularities of the past. Today, the recurring patterns of historical precedent are echoing down the timeline of (...)
A low profile consultant, Abbas Palizdar, who has allegedly served at the Economic Commission of the seventh Iranian Parliament, has publicly linked the high profile figures of the Islamic Republic to the country's widespread corruption, fraud and (...)
For some reason, there is a popular assumption that within the boundaries of Middle Eastern politics, every internal factor is related to an external one. Although such popular assumptions only attempt to provide simple answers to complicated (...)
The Iranian Ministry of Justice has accused Britain and America of harboring terrorism in Iran. The authorities claim that 12 people were arrested in relation to the recent bombing incident in the southern city of Shiraz. The explosion, which (...)
CAIRO: As part of the Spring Festival in Cairo, El Genaina Theater at Al-Azhar Park hosted world-class Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor. About 300 people turned up to enjoy the solo performance of Kalhor, who is considered a master of the Kamancheh, a (...)