by Sam Razi | Jul 6, 2010 | Arts and Culture, Featured, From the Web, Politics
New York Times | July 6, 2010 By Robert F. Worth WASHINGTON — The photos, disseminated on Iran’s semiofficial news sites, look ordinary enough: young men with short haircuts, some with 1950s-style quiffs and a touch of gel on top. But these haircuts are not just a...
by Sam Razi | Jun 20, 2010 | Arts and Culture, Featured, From the Web, General, Must Read
Chris de Burgh | June 20, 2010 From Chris de Burgh’s Official Site: “On June 20th 2009, during a demonstration in Tehran against what many felt was a fraudulent election result, a young woman called Neda Agha-Soltan was targeted and shot to death by a...
by Daryoosh Noori | Jun 12, 2010 | Arts and Culture, General
A year after a fierce crackdown silenced erupting street protests, not many Iranians living in the country can defy the hardline Islamic government without fearing for their life. But Mohammad Reza Shajarian, is using his voice like never...
by Sam Razi | Jun 5, 2010 | Arts and Culture, Featured, General, Human Rights, Interviews, Must Read
Watch this. Absorb it. Share it. Help the world bear witness to the plight of a brave people through the life of a woman who has already changed not only Iran, but the world, forever. A martyr for freedom. A proud Iranian woman that makes us proud and who reminds us...
by Sam Razi | Apr 23, 2010 | Arts and Culture, Exclusive, Featured, Human Rights, Live, Must Read
This is a live-blogging report on the lecture with Nobel Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, in Vancouver on April 23, 2010. To read this in chronological order it must be read from the bottom of this page upwards. NOTE: We will do our best to capture as much of the lecture...