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Articles of the author Afshin Shahi
Iran shows Iron fist over lifestyle issues
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 (...)

23 - 06 - 2010
Violence is putting the future of the Islamic Republic in doubt
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 (...)

11 - 01 - 2010
Iran has lost the battle of global public opinion
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 (...)

25 - 06 - 2009
Iran shaken by electoral earthquake
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 (...)

17 - 06 - 2009
The case of Iranian Roxana Saberi
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 (...)

04 - 05 - 2009
Iran's digital war
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 (...)

27 - 07 - 2008
The consequences of war against Iran
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 (...)

13 - 07 - 2008
Iran's economic mafia
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 (...)

18 - 06 - 2008
A state of emergency: comparing Syria and Egypt
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 (...)

02 - 06 - 2008
American 'terrorists' in Iran
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 (...)

22 - 05 - 2008
Iran and Egypt: The resonance of Persian music in a Cairo park
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 (...)

16 - 05 - 2008
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