by Sam Razi | Sep 7, 2011 | Featured, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
Translated by Banooye Sabz from original article in Kalame | September 7, 2011 September 7th, 2011 – [Kaleme] After 7 months of house arrest, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard were finally allowed to visit the home of one of their daughters, spending some...
by Sam Razi | Aug 21, 2011 | Arts and Culture, Featured, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
When my friend on Twitter, SabzPersian, informed me that she had started a new blog with the title Shifting Focus and Fighting Ignorance, I had a feeling it would be good and relevant. She did not disappoint. This is an important piece, and I hope it touches you as it...
by Sam Razi | Aug 20, 2011 | Featured, Human Rights, Politics
The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced U.S. citizens, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to eight years of prison each. They received a verdict of three years for entering Iran illegally and five years for “espionage.” The two men were...
by Sam Razi | Aug 20, 2011 | Exclusive, Featured, Live, Must Read, Politics, World
This is a live-blog report on the situation in Libya as clashes break out in Tripoli. 5:51am Sunday (GMT) After reports of a lull in fighting, more reports of surfaced of increased fighting. It is unclear as to whether Ghaddafi is still in Tripoli or elsewhere. Al...
by Sam Razi | Jun 29, 2011 | Featured, From the Web, Politics
The National Interest | June 21, 2010 By Abbas Milani This article is a good synopsis of the conflict between Iran’s current President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran’s clerical Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It has been two months of bizarre...
