by Sam Razi | Jul 8, 2010 | Arts and Culture, Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics, World
Persian2English | July 8, 2010 HRANA – Majid Tavakoli, imprisoned Amirkabir University (AUT) student writes a letter on the occasion of the anniversary of attacks on the student dormitories that took place on July 9, 1999 (18 Tir). According to HRANA, the full...
by Sam Razi | Jul 7, 2010 | Business, Featured, From the Web, Politics
L.A. Times | July 7, 2010 After just one day of protests, the Iranian government has retreated from its proposed 70% hike in the income tax for merchants and traders in bazaars. On Tuesday, gold and jewelry vendors shut down Tehran’s old bazaar in protest of the...
by Sam Razi | Jul 6, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Must Read, Politics, World
Wall Street Journal | July 6, 2010 By Lee Smith Sayyid Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah died at the age of 75 in a Beirut hospital Sunday after a long illness. While he was not exactly Hezbollah’s spiritual guide, as was often alleged, he was one of the most...
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 | Jul 6, 2010 | Business, Featured, From the Web, Politics, World
New York Times features Associated Press Article | July 6, 2010 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday banned most of Iran Air’s jets from European airports, saying that the decision was based on safety concerns, and not because of the sanctions against Iran...
by Sam Razi | Jul 6, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Politics
MACLEANS | July 2, 2010 by Charlie Gillis A Canadian accused of aiding Iran’s nuclear program may be a key asset or a dupe—but his case shows how serious Iran is Last April, after eight hours in a windowless cell, with a phone to duty counsel as his only link to the...
