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...
by Sam Razi | Jun 23, 2011 | Exclusive, Featured, Politics, World
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s so-called Supreme Leader, attended a military expo in Iran recently, according to his own tweets on Twitter. He can be seen in this video, reviewing various weapons and systems while people explain them. The video starts with someone...
