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Iran is under sanctions and its economy is weak. Thus it relies on aggressive Russia, even at the cost of more sanctions, in an effort to keep the economy afloat. Both the Iranian working and educated classes want a meaningful say in the affairs of the country. Iranian women comprise 60 percent of the university graduates and are not satisfied with strict Islamic rule that governs every aspect of their lives.
November 2022
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The Iranian Revolution Haunts Its Jewish Survivors
In Persian mythology, Scheherazade is the daughter of a wise vizier who makes a huge sacrifice in order to save the lives of her peers. When King Shahryar and his vizier discover that the queen has had a secret affair, the king gets angry and, in order to take revenge, orders his vizier to find one virgin girl every night so that his majesty can enjoy them in bed and then kill them in the morning. The vizier follows these orders for three years, until his own daughter steps up to the challenge, and after luring the king with her stories, which she weaves one after another as if constructing a maze, she marries the king.
May 2018
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Iran's Cyberwar
The families of those arrested during the street demonstrations protesting the official results of the June election, have published open letters circulated via the Internet to authorities in the judicial system to ask for the release of their loved ones. Mohamad Ali Shirzadi's father writes in his open letter to the head of Tehran Judiciary -- Jafari Dowlat Abadi -- posted on the Internet that his family has not received any word from the judiciary about his son, but they know that Mr Jafari Dowlat Abadi follows the news on the Internet and so they hope that he gets their message.
May 2011
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A Revolutionary Tradition: Shoars in Iranian Street Politics
The streets of Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and other cities were filled with enthusiastic campaigners for the four presidential candidates; Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karoubi, Mohsen Rezaie and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
October 2009
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