http://www.petitiononline.com/LeadIran/petition.html
We the undersigned, people of Iran and Iran lovers, would like to formally request you to rise to the challenge and take up the leadership of the people of Iran's movement for setting up a secular and democratic regime and to save our beloved homeland from further destruction and point of no return from the abyss that is awaiting her. In most of your speeches and in your writings you have repeatedly mentioned that your ultimate goal is to see a democratic Iran, the country of your esteemed father and grandfather. Iran is blessed with great many tribes, languages, colours and political ideologies. However who can deny that our country is now drowning in poverty, drugs, prostitution, religious dictatorship, bankruptcy, severe social injustice and international isolation. There is also a grave danger of Iran being attacked militarily by outside forces and / or being split up into several smaller nations. It is in such dark days, that all Iran lovers must accept the responsibilities handed over to them by their forefathers and rise to the occasion to free their country. Some of your supporters, and indeed many others may not be keen on parliamentary monarchy but believe in your sense of justice and democracy. Iranians have waited long enough for you to rise and lead them back to freedom, democracy and prosperity. What ever the reasons may be for your reluctance to take the leadership role to unite the opposition, we simply urge you to please reconsider because in light of the dangers that are facing Iran today, we need you to lead the way and stand as the unifying force for the opposition. For the vast majority of the people the current situation in Iran is intolerable. Before Iran is attacked and pushed back into the dark ages or fragmented into different states we request you, not as the leader of the monarchists or Shah of Iran but as a liberal thinker Iranian and one who is known and respected by many countries in the world to make a declaration and call all forces interested in a free, secular and democratic Iran to unite under one flag and make a push to free our beloved country. Long Live Iran شاهزاده رضا پهلوی : ما امضا کنندگان نامه زیر که از میان ملت میهن دوست ایران برخاسته ایم ، رسما از شما درخواست کوشش هر چه بیشتر در پذیرش رهبری ملت ایران، برای رهایی از چالشی که در پیش رویشان قرار گرفته است می کنیم. رسالت بزرگ شما رهبری و هدایت ملت ایران بسوی مردم سالاری و جدائی دین از سیاست است. رسالتی که میهن را از تخریب و ویرانی بیشتر نجات داده و از گذار به نقطه غیر قابل بازگشت بسوی پرتگاهی که در پیش روی ملت ایران است، مصون دارد. جنابعالی بارها در سخنرانی ها و نوشته ها یتان فرموده اید که هدف اصلی شما رساندن ایران به آزادی، مردم سالاری و ادای دین به میهنی است که آب و خاک پیش¬ کسوتان و خاندانتان بشمار می آید. از ویژه گیهای میهن ما ، برخورداری از گوناگونی فرهنگی و نژادی ، گفتاری و آرمان های سیاسی است. اگرچه امروز بر هیچ کس پوشیده نیست که کشور ما در دام منجلاب فقر و فساد ، اعتیاد ، روسپی گری ، دیکتاتوری مذهبی ، بی عدالتی اجتماعی و انزوای جهانی گرفتار آمده است. بدیهی است در چنین مقطع شومی که کشور ما درخطر یورش بیگانه گان و تجزیه طلبان قرار گرفته ، وظیفه هر ایران دوستی است تا رسالتی را که نیاکانش به او واگذار کرده اند را ارج نهاده و با تدبیر و تلاش در این راه مهم گام بردارد تا میهن خویش را از خطر بزرگی که گریبان گیرش شده است، برهاند. شاید برخی از هواخواهان و دوست داران شما ، اعتقادی به نظام پادشاهی و یا مشروطه نداشته باشند. اما ، باوری عمیق به هدف شما جهت سوق دادن ایران به سوی آزادی، مردم سالاری ، رفاه و عدالت اجتماعی دارند. ایرانیان به اندازه کافی صبر کرده اند و در این زمان وظیفه تاریخی جنابعالی است که آنان را بسوی آزادی، مردم سالاری و رفاه اجتماعی هدایت نمائید. هردلیلی که باعث خود داری شما از پذیرش هدایت مردم جهت یکپارچگی در راه آزادی و رهائی ایران شده است ، ما خواستار بازنگری شما در تصمیم خود می باشیم . با در نظر گرفتن خطرات بزرگی که گریبان گیر میهن ماست ، ملت ایران به حضور شما به عنوان راهنما و عامل یکپارچگی اقشار مردم نیازمند است . برای بیشتر مردم ایران ادامه شرایط و وضیعت کنونی تحمل ناپذیر است ، بیش از این که میهن مان مورد یورش بیگانه گان و یا تجزیه گرایان قرار گیرد و یا سیر قهقرائی را به سوی دوران تاریکی بپماید ، از شما نه به عنوان یک پادشاه و رهبر فراکسیون پادشاهی ، بلکه به عنوان یک ایرانی آزاده و روشنفکر و فردی که مورد احترام سیاستمداران ملل دنیاست ، درخواست می کنیم فراخوانی به تمامی ایرانیان آزاده ، سکولار و مردم سالار ارائه نمائید ، تا همه آنان زیر یک پرچم گرد آمده و کشور عزیزمان را به آزادی برسانند. پاینده ایران
Friday, November 30, 2007
Jimmy Carter's Human Rights Disaster in Iran
http://newsblaze.com/story/20071129155644tsop.nb/newsblaze/OPINIONS/Opinions.html
By Slater Bakhtavar
In the mid twentieth century, US-Iranian relations prospered. Many Americans celebrated Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as a model king. President Lyndon B. Johnson pronounced in 1964: "What is going on in Iran is about the best thing going on anywhere in the world."
By Slater Bakhtavar
In the mid twentieth century, US-Iranian relations prospered. Many Americans celebrated Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as a model king. President Lyndon B. Johnson pronounced in 1964: "What is going on in Iran is about the best thing going on anywhere in the world."
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Lake Sivand Takes Shape and Busy Drowning pre-Islamic Iranian History
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Lake Sivand (also Bolaghi) is beginning to flood the Bolaghi Valley, but Naqsh-e Rustam allegedly to be safe from the proposed railway line that could have damaged the structures of the ancient site.
In an interview with the Tehran Times in the Bolaghi Valley earlier this month, Parsa-Pasargadae Research Foundation archaeologist Afshin Yazdani, who is based at Persepolis, said that the government has given preliminary approval to a plan according to which the route of the Shiraz-Esfahan railway line will be located 1200 meters from Naqsh-e Rostam, although the final decision has not been made yet.
In an interview with the Tehran Times in the Bolaghi Valley earlier this month, Parsa-Pasargadae Research Foundation archaeologist Afshin Yazdani, who is based at Persepolis, said that the government has given preliminary approval to a plan according to which the route of the Shiraz-Esfahan railway line will be located 1200 meters from Naqsh-e Rostam, although the final decision has not been made yet.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Expert Gives Another Translation of Kharg Inscription
LONDON, (CAIS) -- An expert on ancient Iranian languages has come up with a different translation of the newly discovered stone inscription found on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, the Archaeological Research Centre of Iran (ARCI) reported in a press release published on Tuesday.
Traces of Ancient Fire Discovered at Pasargadae
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/27-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Traces of an ancient fire have been discovered at the Tall-e Takht fortress of Pasargadae.
Professor Pierfrancesco Callieri of the University of Bologna, the Italian leader of the Italian-Iranian joint archaeological team that recently concluded their excavations at the site, described their findings during an interview with the Tehran Times at the dig earlier this month.
Professor Pierfrancesco Callieri of the University of Bologna, the Italian leader of the Italian-Iranian joint archaeological team that recently concluded their excavations at the site, described their findings during an interview with the Tehran Times at the dig earlier this month.
Monday, November 26, 2007
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
One day, I went to a monastery with my aged parents and wanted to take a few pictures from this monastery, this was an ancient building; presumably it was over 100 years old that it had its own unique characteristics with its own signature which was written all over it.
This building had several complexes and each building was built in different stage of history, and still the original building remained intact. The original building was apparent to viewers due to outside structure of building which was darker than other newer buildings. As each complex was becoming newer, outside structure was brighter, and it resembled modern architect expertise than compare to the original building.
We decided to walk inside the church which was used by monks and public for over 100 years to worship the Mighty God, and praise Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus. We wanted to learn about this new world that we are living in, as we made new discovery about our own feelings toward Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus.
There was a fountain close by the entrance door, and holy water was running constantly. This church had magnificent statues of Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus on wall, and church window paintings. All of sudden, I noticed my mother was crying for Her Holiness Merry statues on the church wall. I decided to give her privacy, and walked toward my father, and noticed my father was staring at a cross which depicted His Holiness Crucifixion. I informed my father gently that mom was crying at Her Holiness Merry, my father took a few step backward from the cross, and bowed to the cross, and made sure that he would not turn his back to the cross. He proceeded toward his wife, and invited her to look at the cross. When they approached toward the cross, my mothers’ eyes got watery, and no longer could control her emotions; my father asked her what was the reason for her to get emotional? She told him that look what people had done to Him. Indeed, what people have done to Him, it was inhumane and cruel beyond any recognition, there is no slightest doubt that He was a messenger from the Mighty God, and He was a messenger of peace and prosperity for everyone. However, some individuals at that time did not understand His message, and decided to eradicate Him and His message. Did they? Of course not, He was messenger of God; He walked on straight path of life and did not violate Ten Commandments. At end, His enemies failed miserably to accomplish their final objective of eliminating His message of peace and prosperity, and today He is alive and living among us, at every occasion we reach to Him and seek His counsel, as well as, His advice to save us from lies, and destruction. Particularly, people celebrate His date of birth on December 25th, of each year and exchange gifts with one anther, no matter what, He always brings joy and happiness to people’s life. Let’s celebrate this December 25th, 2007 with our family, friends, and do not forget those unfortunate one. because His Holiness never forget them.
Merry Christmas to all, ho, ho, ho Santa is Coming by home for sure, and having eggnog with rum for Santa, ha, ha, ha, obviously this Santa will be charge for drinking and driving, ha, ha, ha…..
Still, I am a Muslim person, and believe in unity among all faith groups, as Koran says that God brought one faith only human divided themselves among other faith, and sects.
One day, I went to a monastery with my aged parents and wanted to take a few pictures from this monastery, this was an ancient building; presumably it was over 100 years old that it had its own unique characteristics with its own signature which was written all over it.
This building had several complexes and each building was built in different stage of history, and still the original building remained intact. The original building was apparent to viewers due to outside structure of building which was darker than other newer buildings. As each complex was becoming newer, outside structure was brighter, and it resembled modern architect expertise than compare to the original building.
We decided to walk inside the church which was used by monks and public for over 100 years to worship the Mighty God, and praise Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus. We wanted to learn about this new world that we are living in, as we made new discovery about our own feelings toward Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus.
There was a fountain close by the entrance door, and holy water was running constantly. This church had magnificent statues of Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus on wall, and church window paintings. All of sudden, I noticed my mother was crying for Her Holiness Merry statues on the church wall. I decided to give her privacy, and walked toward my father, and noticed my father was staring at a cross which depicted His Holiness Crucifixion. I informed my father gently that mom was crying at Her Holiness Merry, my father took a few step backward from the cross, and bowed to the cross, and made sure that he would not turn his back to the cross. He proceeded toward his wife, and invited her to look at the cross. When they approached toward the cross, my mothers’ eyes got watery, and no longer could control her emotions; my father asked her what was the reason for her to get emotional? She told him that look what people had done to Him. Indeed, what people have done to Him, it was inhumane and cruel beyond any recognition, there is no slightest doubt that He was a messenger from the Mighty God, and He was a messenger of peace and prosperity for everyone. However, some individuals at that time did not understand His message, and decided to eradicate Him and His message. Did they? Of course not, He was messenger of God; He walked on straight path of life and did not violate Ten Commandments. At end, His enemies failed miserably to accomplish their final objective of eliminating His message of peace and prosperity, and today He is alive and living among us, at every occasion we reach to Him and seek His counsel, as well as, His advice to save us from lies, and destruction. Particularly, people celebrate His date of birth on December 25th, of each year and exchange gifts with one anther, no matter what, He always brings joy and happiness to people’s life. Let’s celebrate this December 25th, 2007 with our family, friends, and do not forget those unfortunate one. because His Holiness never forget them.
Merry Christmas to all, ho, ho, ho Santa is Coming by home for sure, and having eggnog with rum for Santa, ha, ha, ha, obviously this Santa will be charge for drinking and driving, ha, ha, ha…..
Still, I am a Muslim person, and believe in unity among all faith groups, as Koran says that God brought one faith only human divided themselves among other faith, and sects.
Will Iran Become the Next Denmark
The following is from November 25th article by conservative columnist Jonathan Last on Iran's rapidly changing demographics:
Posted on Sun, Nov. 25, 2007
One Last Thing Iran's future
Would lower fertility rates lead to stability? Instability, economic collapse are more likely.
By Jonathan Last
for the Inquirer
Pennsylvania State University professor Philip Jenkins is a man to be taken seriously. One of America's most thoughtful academics, he is a deep thinker. Two of his books in particular, The Next Christendom and The New Faces of Christianity, are landmark works. In a recent issue of the New Republic, Jenkins makes an intriguing proposition: that the demographic profile of Iran might make the Islamic republic into the "Denmark of tomorrow."
This would be good news. The Middle East could use a Denmark or two (or seven). But an examination of Jenkins' predictions and the history of fertility and demographics suggests that he may be mistaken.
Jenkins makes essentially the following case: Iran has been experiencing a giant decline in fertility rates, from more than 6.5 children being born per woman 30 years ago, to a rate of 1.71 today. This puts Iran below the all-important 2.1, the rate needed to keep population constant. Unless matters change, Iran will begin to experience a population decline within two generations.
No prob, says Jenkins. Population decline, he believes, could "usher in a new era of stability," creating "an Iran that is bourgeois [and] secular." To support this thesis, Jenkins notes that high-fertility nations include hot spots such as Iraq, Somalia and Sudan, while low-fertility nations include countries such as Italy, Germany and Japan.
Jenkins then notes that declining fertility rates lead to smaller extended families, and hence to an increased reliance by the elderly on state support. In the future, he argues, Iranians will be "invested in the state's continued stability." He also sees the lower fertility rate as a boon to Iranian business: "With fewer heirs, you are more likely to spend money on yourself; increased spending buoys the economy; and, suddenly, industry is buzzing away."
Finally, Jenkins argues that the presence of fewer children in Iran will weaken communal, and hence religious, ties, promoting secularism and even helping to make Iranians "more accepting of people who seek options outside of traditional marriage" - by which he means same-sex marriage.
Jenkins ultimately may be right in his assessment, but his reading of the Iranian fertility bust is, at best, optimistic. It seems much more likely that Iran's demographic implosion will lead to instability, conflict and economic collapse.
Let's look first at the structure of Iran's population. With Iran's fertility rate dropping, it currently has what is known as a "youth bulge." Its median age is 25.8, and 23 percent of its males are under the age of 15. The German demographer Gunnar Heinsohn makes a compelling case that such bulges of young men lead historically to military conflict.
But this will be Iran's final youth surplus. By 2050, 30 percent of Iran's population will be composed of elderly dependents, and a dwindling number of younger workers will be forced to support them at their own expense. In wealthy First World countries such as Denmark, this situation leads to discussions about pension benefits and taxes. In poor, developing countries such as Iran, it could well lead to unrest and instability. It is one thing to be old and rich; being old and poor is quite another.
And Iranians have little hope of becoming rich. Oil is, far and away, Iran's leading industry, but its exports are diminishing every year. As soon as 2020, Iran may no longer have an oil-export business. Oil makes for 80 percent of Iran's exports today, according to the CIA World Factbook; the other leading exports are "fruits, nuts and carpets." Its only industries of note are textiles, cement and food processing. Oil revenues equal roughly one-fifth of all personal income in Iran. Once oil disappears, it's unclear how happy, childless Iranian couples will have money to burn. Certainly, no industries even exist in Iran to begin "buzzing away."
Already, Iran's economy is fraying at the seams. In 2002, 40 percent of the population was below the poverty line. The Iranian government's own (rosy) projection puts unemployment at 15 percent (it is likely twice that, and even higher among the volatile youth cohort). Inflation was 12 percent in 2006 and has, by all accounts, risen since.
Iran's government seems to understand the long-term implications of its demographic situation, which is why President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has relocated millions of people from rural villages to cities, where they can be controlled more easily. He has also introduced more comprehensive social services. To be sure, this is an attempt at stability, of a sort. Some would call it a strengthening of authoritarianism.
That's the short-term outlook; the medium term is more unsettling. From a geostrategic perspective, Iran must understand that its weak position will become progressively weaker, leading to ruin. Its only hope lies in the prospect of expansion: Southeast Iraq, Saudi Arabia (where Shiites dominate the oil-rich eastern region), and the United Arab Emirates all present attractive targets for Iran, with ample oil reserves and potentially sympathetic populations. Empire is Iran's most logical path to salvation.
After all, with economic ruin on the horizon, and a demographic catastrophe in progress, they have nothing to lose in a conflict, other than several million military-age young men who, if left to their own devices, might someday turn on the regime in any case. Of course, if Iran were to attempt to establish regional hegemony, it would face the wrath of the United States and the Western powers, much as Saddam did in 1990. Unless they had a nuclear deterrent. When you game it out, Iran would be foolish not to try for nuclear weapons. Its fertility rate and economic reality practically demand it.
And what about Jenkins' hope that lower fertility will, in the long run, make Iran a secularist paradise, like Denmark or Germany? As demographer Philip Longman demonstrated in his essay "The Return of Patriarchy," fertility rates do not fall uniformly across populations. They tend to dip most precipitously among secular, liberal segments, and remain higher among orthodox, religious segments. If this rule were to hold in Iran, it would mean that, in the long run, the population would become more, not less, religious, as secular families dwindle and fundamentalist families flourish in their place.
Demography, we must remind ourselves, is not destiny; but neither can we allow it to become fantasy
Posted on Sun, Nov. 25, 2007
One Last Thing Iran's future
Would lower fertility rates lead to stability? Instability, economic collapse are more likely.
By Jonathan Last
for the Inquirer
Pennsylvania State University professor Philip Jenkins is a man to be taken seriously. One of America's most thoughtful academics, he is a deep thinker. Two of his books in particular, The Next Christendom and The New Faces of Christianity, are landmark works. In a recent issue of the New Republic, Jenkins makes an intriguing proposition: that the demographic profile of Iran might make the Islamic republic into the "Denmark of tomorrow."
This would be good news. The Middle East could use a Denmark or two (or seven). But an examination of Jenkins' predictions and the history of fertility and demographics suggests that he may be mistaken.
Jenkins makes essentially the following case: Iran has been experiencing a giant decline in fertility rates, from more than 6.5 children being born per woman 30 years ago, to a rate of 1.71 today. This puts Iran below the all-important 2.1, the rate needed to keep population constant. Unless matters change, Iran will begin to experience a population decline within two generations.
No prob, says Jenkins. Population decline, he believes, could "usher in a new era of stability," creating "an Iran that is bourgeois [and] secular." To support this thesis, Jenkins notes that high-fertility nations include hot spots such as Iraq, Somalia and Sudan, while low-fertility nations include countries such as Italy, Germany and Japan.
Jenkins then notes that declining fertility rates lead to smaller extended families, and hence to an increased reliance by the elderly on state support. In the future, he argues, Iranians will be "invested in the state's continued stability." He also sees the lower fertility rate as a boon to Iranian business: "With fewer heirs, you are more likely to spend money on yourself; increased spending buoys the economy; and, suddenly, industry is buzzing away."
Finally, Jenkins argues that the presence of fewer children in Iran will weaken communal, and hence religious, ties, promoting secularism and even helping to make Iranians "more accepting of people who seek options outside of traditional marriage" - by which he means same-sex marriage.
Jenkins ultimately may be right in his assessment, but his reading of the Iranian fertility bust is, at best, optimistic. It seems much more likely that Iran's demographic implosion will lead to instability, conflict and economic collapse.
Let's look first at the structure of Iran's population. With Iran's fertility rate dropping, it currently has what is known as a "youth bulge." Its median age is 25.8, and 23 percent of its males are under the age of 15. The German demographer Gunnar Heinsohn makes a compelling case that such bulges of young men lead historically to military conflict.
But this will be Iran's final youth surplus. By 2050, 30 percent of Iran's population will be composed of elderly dependents, and a dwindling number of younger workers will be forced to support them at their own expense. In wealthy First World countries such as Denmark, this situation leads to discussions about pension benefits and taxes. In poor, developing countries such as Iran, it could well lead to unrest and instability. It is one thing to be old and rich; being old and poor is quite another.
And Iranians have little hope of becoming rich. Oil is, far and away, Iran's leading industry, but its exports are diminishing every year. As soon as 2020, Iran may no longer have an oil-export business. Oil makes for 80 percent of Iran's exports today, according to the CIA World Factbook; the other leading exports are "fruits, nuts and carpets." Its only industries of note are textiles, cement and food processing. Oil revenues equal roughly one-fifth of all personal income in Iran. Once oil disappears, it's unclear how happy, childless Iranian couples will have money to burn. Certainly, no industries even exist in Iran to begin "buzzing away."
Already, Iran's economy is fraying at the seams. In 2002, 40 percent of the population was below the poverty line. The Iranian government's own (rosy) projection puts unemployment at 15 percent (it is likely twice that, and even higher among the volatile youth cohort). Inflation was 12 percent in 2006 and has, by all accounts, risen since.
Iran's government seems to understand the long-term implications of its demographic situation, which is why President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has relocated millions of people from rural villages to cities, where they can be controlled more easily. He has also introduced more comprehensive social services. To be sure, this is an attempt at stability, of a sort. Some would call it a strengthening of authoritarianism.
That's the short-term outlook; the medium term is more unsettling. From a geostrategic perspective, Iran must understand that its weak position will become progressively weaker, leading to ruin. Its only hope lies in the prospect of expansion: Southeast Iraq, Saudi Arabia (where Shiites dominate the oil-rich eastern region), and the United Arab Emirates all present attractive targets for Iran, with ample oil reserves and potentially sympathetic populations. Empire is Iran's most logical path to salvation.
After all, with economic ruin on the horizon, and a demographic catastrophe in progress, they have nothing to lose in a conflict, other than several million military-age young men who, if left to their own devices, might someday turn on the regime in any case. Of course, if Iran were to attempt to establish regional hegemony, it would face the wrath of the United States and the Western powers, much as Saddam did in 1990. Unless they had a nuclear deterrent. When you game it out, Iran would be foolish not to try for nuclear weapons. Its fertility rate and economic reality practically demand it.
And what about Jenkins' hope that lower fertility will, in the long run, make Iran a secularist paradise, like Denmark or Germany? As demographer Philip Longman demonstrated in his essay "The Return of Patriarchy," fertility rates do not fall uniformly across populations. They tend to dip most precipitously among secular, liberal segments, and remain higher among orthodox, religious segments. If this rule were to hold in Iran, it would mean that, in the long run, the population would become more, not less, religious, as secular families dwindle and fundamentalist families flourish in their place.
Demography, we must remind ourselves, is not destiny; but neither can we allow it to become fantasy
Budget cuts partially suspend excavations at Burnt City
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Excavations have been suspended in some areas of the 5200-year-old Burnt City (Shahr-e Sukhteh) due to a cutback in funding.
The current operations, which commenced on November 10 and which are being undertaken by a team of Iranian and international archaeologists, constitute the 11th season of studies and excavations at the Burnt City, in southeastern Iran.
The current operations, which commenced on November 10 and which are being undertaken by a team of Iranian and international archaeologists, constitute the 11th season of studies and excavations at the Burnt City, in southeastern Iran.
Persian Gulf Cultural Centre to Demarcate Ancient Sites on Kharg Island
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/24-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- The Persian Gulf Islands Cultural Heritage Centre plans to demarcate the ancient sites located on Kharg Island.
The cultural heritage of the island is currently under threat from operations which are being carried out by oil and other industrial companies, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday.
The cultural heritage of the island is currently under threat from operations which are being carried out by oil and other industrial companies, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Iran argues nuclear case in letter to "world"
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=0aaf5bb2-bc82-41ca-a643-65e8db7181a2&k=96329
Reza Derakhshi , ReutersPublished: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent a letter to the world's top diplomats on Tuesday to argue its case in the deepening nuclear row with the West, official media reported.
Reza Derakhshi , ReutersPublished: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent a letter to the world's top diplomats on Tuesday to argue its case in the deepening nuclear row with the West, official media reported.
Romania Will Return the Stolen Iranian Rhyton
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/21-11-romania.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Representative of ICHHTO is due to make a visit to Romania to bring back the ancient Iranian rhyton. Based on previous diplomatic and cultural negotiations between Iranian and Romanian officials the return of the artefact to Iran is being secured.
Announcing this news, Omid Ghanami, deputy head of the legal department of the ICHHTO told Persian service of CHN: “With following the case through the retrieval committee of ICTTO, this rhyton will be returned to its home country.”
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Representative of ICHHTO is due to make a visit to Romania to bring back the ancient Iranian rhyton. Based on previous diplomatic and cultural negotiations between Iranian and Romanian officials the return of the artefact to Iran is being secured.
Announcing this news, Omid Ghanami, deputy head of the legal department of the ICHHTO told Persian service of CHN: “With following the case through the retrieval committee of ICTTO, this rhyton will be returned to its home country.”
UPDATE: Newly Discovered Achaemenid Kharg Inscription May Add Five New Words to Old Persian Lexicon
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/21-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- It is possible that five words have been added to our knowledge of the Old-Persian language by the recent discovery of a stone inscription on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, the Persian service of CHN reported on Tuesday.
The cuneiform inscription, comprising six words on six different horizontal lines inscribed on a piece of uneven rock encrusted with corals, has been found last week during a road construction project. Measuring about a meter square, the rock has become detached from its original terrain.
LONDON, (CAIS) -- It is possible that five words have been added to our knowledge of the Old-Persian language by the recent discovery of a stone inscription on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, the Persian service of CHN reported on Tuesday.
The cuneiform inscription, comprising six words on six different horizontal lines inscribed on a piece of uneven rock encrusted with corals, has been found last week during a road construction project. Measuring about a meter square, the rock has become detached from its original terrain.
Parthian Yazdgerd Castle to be Excavated
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/21-11-yazdgerd.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Iran is conducting archaeological excavations at the historical Yazdgerd Castle site for the first time since 1979.The Yazdgerd Castle was first excavated by Edward Keal of Toronto Royal Ontario Museum, who found a collection of artistic symbols, dating back to the third Iranian dynasty, the Parthians (248 BCe-224 CE).
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Iran is conducting archaeological excavations at the historical Yazdgerd Castle site for the first time since 1979.The Yazdgerd Castle was first excavated by Edward Keal of Toronto Royal Ontario Museum, who found a collection of artistic symbols, dating back to the third Iranian dynasty, the Parthians (248 BCe-224 CE).
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Five Additional Words Added to Old-Persian Lexicon
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/20-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- By deciphering the newly discovered Old-Persian inscription in Kharg Island located in Persian Gulf which is believed to have belonged to Achaemenid dynastic era (550-330 BCE), five new words have been added to the Old-Persian lexicon.
LONDON, (CAIS) -- By deciphering the newly discovered Old-Persian inscription in Kharg Island located in Persian Gulf which is believed to have belonged to Achaemenid dynastic era (550-330 BCE), five new words have been added to the Old-Persian lexicon.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Architecture of Achaemenid Dynastic Era Studied by Iranian and Italian
LONDON, (CAIS) -- In search of architectural layers, the Iranian-Italian archaeology team in Pasargadae are about to completed the second season of archaeological research in Tal-e Takht.
The archaeological excavations which have been started in an attempt to identify the architectural layers and record them in a chronological order has resulted in discovering some clay evidence belonging to post-Achaemenid era (330 -248 BCE).
The archaeological excavations which have been started in an attempt to identify the architectural layers and record them in a chronological order has resulted in discovering some clay evidence belonging to post-Achaemenid era (330 -248 BCE).
Iran rations cooperation with IAEA, pursues atom
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1726820820071119
By Mark Heinrich - Analysis
VIENNA (Reuters) - When Iran agreed in August to come clean on its nuclear history, U.N. inspectors cited an understanding to resolve questions by the end of 2007. Now, that target seems to be slipping.
By Mark Heinrich - Analysis
VIENNA (Reuters) - When Iran agreed in August to come clean on its nuclear history, U.N. inspectors cited an understanding to resolve questions by the end of 2007. Now, that target seems to be slipping.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Achieving Global Accord on Iran Sanctions May Be Harder
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119526110063396481.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Weeks of shadow diplomacy will start to gel on Thursday, when the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, meets in Vienna to debate the IAEA's latest report on Iranian cooperation with inspections of its fuel program. Iran says its program is purely civilian. The U.S. and its European allies believe it is for weapons.
The positions of the U.N.'s big powers are already well staked out.
By Marc Champion
Word Count: 552
A face-off begins this coming week among the world's major powers over whether to impose new economic sanctions to pressure Iran into suspending its nuclear-fuel program.
Word Count: 552
A face-off begins this coming week among the world's major powers over whether to impose new economic sanctions to pressure Iran into suspending its nuclear-fuel program.
Weeks of shadow diplomacy will start to gel on Thursday, when the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, meets in Vienna to debate the IAEA's latest report on Iranian cooperation with inspections of its fuel program. Iran says its program is purely civilian. The U.S. and its European allies believe it is for weapons.
The positions of the U.N.'s big powers are already well staked out.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Canadian Police Officers Are Killers
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=8061df17-d0d8-4271-987d-46377f8cca75
Taser maker says product did not kill Dziekanski
CanWest News Service; Vancouver ProvincePublished: Friday, November 16, 2007
VANCOUVER - The Taser did not kill Robert Dziekanski, says a spokesman for the company that makes the weapon.
Taser maker says product did not kill Dziekanski
CanWest News Service; Vancouver ProvincePublished: Friday, November 16, 2007
VANCOUVER - The Taser did not kill Robert Dziekanski, says a spokesman for the company that makes the weapon.
Achaemenid Inscription Discovered in Persian Gulf's Kharg Island
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/16-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- During a road construction in Kharg Island of Bushehr Province, in the Persian Gulf, the workers have unearthed an Old-Persian inscription belonging to the Achaemenid dynastic era, according to a report by the Persian service of CHN.
The accidental discovery was reported to the cultural authorities by a vigilant local and so the construction project was stopped and a team of experts were deployed to the island.
The accidental discovery was reported to the cultural authorities by a vigilant local and so the construction project was stopped and a team of experts were deployed to the island.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Filmmaker Replaces Archaeologist as the Curator of the National Museum of Iran
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Mohammadreza Mehrandish was appointed as the curator of the National Museum of Iran on Sunday, replacing Mohammadreza Kargar, who is an archaeologist and expert in the field.
He is taking the post that was previously held by academics such as Professor Ezzatollah Negahban, who was the father of modern Iranian archaeology, and Dr Seifollah Kambakhshfard, Dr Firuz Baqerzadeh, and Dr Mehdi Bahrami, who have participated in the excavation of thousands archaeological sites and have written many academic papers.
He is taking the post that was previously held by academics such as Professor Ezzatollah Negahban, who was the father of modern Iranian archaeology, and Dr Seifollah Kambakhshfard, Dr Firuz Baqerzadeh, and Dr Mehdi Bahrami, who have participated in the excavation of thousands archaeological sites and have written many academic papers.
Median Dynastic Era Bronze Ring Adorned with Fravahar Discovered in Lorestan
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/15-11-median.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- A unique ring belonging to the Median dynastic era (728-550 BCE) adorned with a carved Fravahar, a symbol of Zoroastrian religion, has been found in western Iran.Archaeological excavations in Iran's western province of Lorestan resulted in the discovery of a ring which dates back to the Bronze Age and is decorated with a symbol of Zoroastrianism.
Two Sasanian-Pahlavi Inscriptions Discovered in Kohan-Dedz
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Two Sasanian inscriptions written in Sasanian-Pahlavi (Middle Persian) language have been discovered in Kohan-Dedz historical site in northeastern Iran.An Irano-French archaeology team has discovered two inscriptions written in Sasanian-Pahlavi language during the third phase of excavations in Kohan-Dedz.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Jewish Leaders Welcome Interpol Most-Wanted Notice in Argentine Bombing
By Brian Wagner Miami08 November 2007
Interpol has put five Iranians and a Lebanese man on its most wanted list for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Jewish community leaders says the effort will pressure the Islamic government to stop supporting terrorist activities.
Interpol has put five Iranians and a Lebanese man on its most wanted list for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Jewish community leaders says the effort will pressure the Islamic government to stop supporting terrorist activities.
U.S. and Germany vow to pursue diplomacy on Iran
CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they will continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program.
U.S. President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Speaking at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, Merkel said the threat posed by a potential nuclear program in Iran is "a serious one." But she said she and Bush agreed the Iranian issue can be solved through diplomatic means. The next step, she said, will be a U.N. Security Council resolution, and work is under way to prepare for that.
U.S. President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Speaking at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, Merkel said the threat posed by a potential nuclear program in Iran is "a serious one." But she said she and Bush agreed the Iranian issue can be solved through diplomatic means. The next step, she said, will be a U.N. Security Council resolution, and work is under way to prepare for that.
Friday, November 09, 2007
several articles about police corruption and burtality in Canada
Canada claims to be a heaven for people and elludes immigrant oversea that Canada is best place to be.
Now you read below papers and judge for yourself.
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2eac5201-4b17-4c02-86cb-5a4c0d5a7c98&k=30936
http://www.northpeel.com/news/article/37392
Now you read below papers and judge for yourself.
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2eac5201-4b17-4c02-86cb-5a4c0d5a7c98&k=30936
http://www.northpeel.com/news/article/37392
U.S. frees nine Iranians in Iraq
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/09/iraq.iraqn/?iref=mpstoryview
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military released nine Iranian detainees to the Iraqi government Friday who "no longer pose a security risk" and have no "intelligence value," a military statement said.
Rear Adm. Gregory Smith told press, Wednesday, two of the released detainees were among the Ibril five.
Once in Iraqi custody the U.S. military said the nine, who are among 20 Iranians being held in U.S. custody, would be transferred to Iran's embassy in Baghdad, and then to the neighboring Islamic Republic.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military released nine Iranian detainees to the Iraqi government Friday who "no longer pose a security risk" and have no "intelligence value," a military statement said.
Rear Adm. Gregory Smith told press, Wednesday, two of the released detainees were among the Ibril five.
Once in Iraqi custody the U.S. military said the nine, who are among 20 Iranians being held in U.S. custody, would be transferred to Iran's embassy in Baghdad, and then to the neighboring Islamic Republic.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Canada is Supporting the cleric regime in Iran
There are times that a person begins to think where does Canada stand on matter of human rights and morality? How Canada is preventing human rights violation in Iran? Quite frankly, Canada has no morality. Furthermore, Canada assist the cleric regime to spread its propaganda globally by providing platform to mouthpiece of the cleric like Akbar Ganji, who acts like a opposing voice against the cleric. However, he is a well known charcater that he is working for the cleric and he is a spy to identify adversary and to report them to his master in Iran.
Akbar Ganji is the recipient of the 2007 John Humphrey Freedom Award presented by Rights and Democracy.
Ganji is an emblematic figure of dissent in Iran . Well-known journalist and author, Akbar Ganji spent six years in prison for exposing rights abuses committed by Iran ’s fundamentalist regime. The charges stemmed from a series of investigative articles exposing the complicity of then President Rafsanjani and other leading members of the conservative clergy in the murders of political dissidents and intellectuals in 1998. During his time in prison, Mr. Ganji endured solitary confinement and went on a hunger strike that lasted from May to August 2005. He also continued to write, producing a series of influential political manifestos and open letters calling for Iran ’s secularization and the establishment of democracy through mass civil disobedience. The works were smuggled out of Evin prison and published on the Internet. Mr. Ganji’s work has appeared in pro-democracy newspapers across Iran , most of which the government has since shut down. He has also written many books, including the bestselling The Dungeon of Ghosts (1999) and The Red Eminence and The Grey Eminence (2000).
Ganji is an emblematic figure of dissent in Iran . Well-known journalist and author, Akbar Ganji spent six years in prison for exposing rights abuses committed by Iran ’s fundamentalist regime. The charges stemmed from a series of investigative articles exposing the complicity of then President Rafsanjani and other leading members of the conservative clergy in the murders of political dissidents and intellectuals in 1998. During his time in prison, Mr. Ganji endured solitary confinement and went on a hunger strike that lasted from May to August 2005. He also continued to write, producing a series of influential political manifestos and open letters calling for Iran ’s secularization and the establishment of democracy through mass civil disobedience. The works were smuggled out of Evin prison and published on the Internet. Mr. Ganji’s work has appeared in pro-democracy newspapers across Iran , most of which the government has since shut down. He has also written many books, including the bestselling The Dungeon of Ghosts (1999) and The Red Eminence and The Grey Eminence (2000).
King of kings Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Kindly click on below weblink and see for yourself that King of Kinsg Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was a Muslim. However, Khomeini claimed to be childern of Prophet Muhammad never fulfill last pilar of Islam which was Haj.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK_0KWwPQq0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK_0KWwPQq0
Dr. Kaveh Farrokh Research
Greetings to All,The following report has appeared on the GAMOH separatist website for Iranian Azarbaijan:http://gamoh.biz/habergoster.asp?id=288Interestingly, this website appears to be a new version of the parent GAMOH site which promotes ethnic hatred between Iranian Azarbaijanis and Kurds in general, as well as anti-Iranian separatist sentiments:http://www.gamoh.org/This particular report is of interest in that it boasts of the mass production facilities now available to mass distribute ethnic-hate propaganda among Iranian Azarbaijanis. Photographs are shown of sophisticated machines that are mass producing CDs of Mahmoudali Chereganli, a virulent advocate of the Balkanization of Iran.
Archaeologists in Search of More Ancient Inscriptions in Jiroft
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/06-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- A team of archaeologists led by Professor Yusef Majidzadeh are working at 5000-year-old site in the hope of finding further artefacts bearing inscriptions.
LONDON, (CAIS) -- A team of archaeologists led by Professor Yusef Majidzadeh are working at 5000-year-old site in the hope of finding further artefacts bearing inscriptions.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Archaeologists have Discovered the World's Oldest Inscription in Jiroft
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/05-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Archaeologists have discovered the world's most ancient inscription in the Iranian city of Jiroft, near the Halil Roud historical site."The inscription, discovered in a palace, was carved on a baked mud-brick whose lower left corner has only remained,” explained Professor Yousof Majid-Zadeh, head of the Jiroft excavation team.
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Archaeologists have discovered the world's most ancient inscription in the Iranian city of Jiroft, near the Halil Roud historical site."The inscription, discovered in a palace, was carved on a baked mud-brick whose lower left corner has only remained,” explained Professor Yousof Majid-Zadeh, head of the Jiroft excavation team.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Iran: A People Interrupted by Hamid Dabashi
I came across of this book review. It is interesting to learn.
One day, one person brought this book to my attention, and I was unsure about content of the book, I presumed that this book was flaw and lacked historical merit. When that person told me that s/he would buy the book, I informed him/her that I would not buy this book due to my gut feelings. Eventually, my friend the book, and s/he was in total disappointment, and passed the book to me. So, I can read this book and post a comment on amazon website. This book is confession of left wing people in Iran particularly during period of 1979 Revolution in Iran that how the left wing groups in Iran had not attachment to Iran. 1. Dr. Hamdi Dabashi makes it clear that there is no such a country as Iran. According to him Iran is made of sub-nationals; such as, "Kurdish or Azeri cultures in order to corroborate the manufactured primacy of Iran." PG 21. 2. Author goes further and claims that "Iranist-native and foreigners alike-have at times opted for a fictive imperium called "the greater Iran," taking their clues from the imperial heritage of the Achaemenids (550-330 B.C.) and the Sassanids. 3. Author made an allegation that "Plato and Aristotle, "the Persians," as the Greek called them, were up in arms invading other people's lands, occupying their territories, and forming vast, useless, shapeless, and embarrassing empire." PG 22. 4. Cyrus the Great liberated Jewish people in same tone as George Bush liberating Iraqi people. PG 23. 5. Iranian people think that they are Iranian because of "the manufactured of a solitary national and nationalist historiography for Iran has been a principal product of a colonial and colonized imagination, falsely resting the pride of a people's place exclusively in the fabricated idea of a prolonged, uninterrupted, consistent and above all monarchic nation-state." PG 24. The bottom line, this author pervasively claims that there is no such a country as Iran and it is figment of imagination. 6. Author presents a thesis on two grounds. "Iran is the dialectical outcome of two diametrically, one pulling Iran asunder from the edges of its communal fears and the other focusing it on an imaginary center, a wishful gathering of its collective hopes." PG 27. 7. Author's core claim comes down to this point that "the only way out of this paralyzing paradox is narratively to emancipate Iranians from false and falsifying paradox between "tradition" and "modernity" by recasting Iran back to its regional geopolitics and the crosscurrent of cultures that have historically informed and dialectically sustained it". However, author earlier claims that Iran/Persia was figment of imagination and needs to be divided among sub-nationals. 8. Author claims that Safavid Dynasty destroyed Persian language. PG 36. This claim would be rejected by reading following books that Safavid dynasty contributed to Persian language and arts in Iran. 1. Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire (Library of Middle East History) 2. Mystics, Monarchs and Messiahs: Cultural Landscapes of Early Modern Iran (Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs) 9. Author continuously is using vulgar language against individuals that he does not like; such as, "one is dumbfounded today by its unsurpassed imbecility" PG 37. 10. Author needs learn from Howard Baskerville "you know you are not your own." "No", Baskerville responded, "I am Persia". PG 84. 11. Author is ambiguous on notion of modernity. He fails to polish and to define notion of modernity. It appears that he is discussing industrial revolution. 12. Author claims that when Khomeini died on June 03rd, 1989 anti-colonial movement died in Iran. PG 181. 13. Author has loyalty to Islamic Republic of Iran. "Though the United States and its allies did succeed in curtailing the spread of the Islamic Revolution and protecting their regional interests, they soon had ample reason to regret that success." PG 183. 14. Author claims that Reza Shah called himself "the father of the nation". However, after checking around, Reza Shah never made such a claim that he was the father of the nation. It is a well known historical fact that Cyrus the Great is father of Iran. PG 197. 15. Author claims that today Iran has democracy. "In Iran, we have a deeply flawed democracy. But it is a democracy. The ruling clerical elite is an entirely parasitical band of illegitimate and unelected theocrats-but they are integral to a political process that has generated a grassroots democracy." PG 225-226. However, it is fact that people in Iran vote with force and coercive method; such as, food coupon, school registration, enrolling in university, and so on.
One day, one person brought this book to my attention, and I was unsure about content of the book, I presumed that this book was flaw and lacked historical merit. When that person told me that s/he would buy the book, I informed him/her that I would not buy this book due to my gut feelings. Eventually, my friend the book, and s/he was in total disappointment, and passed the book to me. So, I can read this book and post a comment on amazon website. This book is confession of left wing people in Iran particularly during period of 1979 Revolution in Iran that how the left wing groups in Iran had not attachment to Iran. 1. Dr. Hamdi Dabashi makes it clear that there is no such a country as Iran. According to him Iran is made of sub-nationals; such as, "Kurdish or Azeri cultures in order to corroborate the manufactured primacy of Iran." PG 21. 2. Author goes further and claims that "Iranist-native and foreigners alike-have at times opted for a fictive imperium called "the greater Iran," taking their clues from the imperial heritage of the Achaemenids (550-330 B.C.) and the Sassanids. 3. Author made an allegation that "Plato and Aristotle, "the Persians," as the Greek called them, were up in arms invading other people's lands, occupying their territories, and forming vast, useless, shapeless, and embarrassing empire." PG 22. 4. Cyrus the Great liberated Jewish people in same tone as George Bush liberating Iraqi people. PG 23. 5. Iranian people think that they are Iranian because of "the manufactured of a solitary national and nationalist historiography for Iran has been a principal product of a colonial and colonized imagination, falsely resting the pride of a people's place exclusively in the fabricated idea of a prolonged, uninterrupted, consistent and above all monarchic nation-state." PG 24. The bottom line, this author pervasively claims that there is no such a country as Iran and it is figment of imagination. 6. Author presents a thesis on two grounds. "Iran is the dialectical outcome of two diametrically, one pulling Iran asunder from the edges of its communal fears and the other focusing it on an imaginary center, a wishful gathering of its collective hopes." PG 27. 7. Author's core claim comes down to this point that "the only way out of this paralyzing paradox is narratively to emancipate Iranians from false and falsifying paradox between "tradition" and "modernity" by recasting Iran back to its regional geopolitics and the crosscurrent of cultures that have historically informed and dialectically sustained it". However, author earlier claims that Iran/Persia was figment of imagination and needs to be divided among sub-nationals. 8. Author claims that Safavid Dynasty destroyed Persian language. PG 36. This claim would be rejected by reading following books that Safavid dynasty contributed to Persian language and arts in Iran. 1. Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire (Library of Middle East History) 2. Mystics, Monarchs and Messiahs: Cultural Landscapes of Early Modern Iran (Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs) 9. Author continuously is using vulgar language against individuals that he does not like; such as, "one is dumbfounded today by its unsurpassed imbecility" PG 37. 10. Author needs learn from Howard Baskerville "you know you are not your own." "No", Baskerville responded, "I am Persia". PG 84. 11. Author is ambiguous on notion of modernity. He fails to polish and to define notion of modernity. It appears that he is discussing industrial revolution. 12. Author claims that when Khomeini died on June 03rd, 1989 anti-colonial movement died in Iran. PG 181. 13. Author has loyalty to Islamic Republic of Iran. "Though the United States and its allies did succeed in curtailing the spread of the Islamic Revolution and protecting their regional interests, they soon had ample reason to regret that success." PG 183. 14. Author claims that Reza Shah called himself "the father of the nation". However, after checking around, Reza Shah never made such a claim that he was the father of the nation. It is a well known historical fact that Cyrus the Great is father of Iran. PG 197. 15. Author claims that today Iran has democracy. "In Iran, we have a deeply flawed democracy. But it is a democracy. The ruling clerical elite is an entirely parasitical band of illegitimate and unelected theocrats-but they are integral to a political process that has generated a grassroots democracy." PG 225-226. However, it is fact that people in Iran vote with force and coercive method; such as, food coupon, school registration, enrolling in university, and so on.
Friday, November 02, 2007
The Cleric Regime is on a Thin Ice
By Ardeshir Arian in collaboration with PJM Tehran correspondent
Concentrated clashes took place yesterday between Allameh University students and the Basij paramilitary forces at the communications campus of Allameh Taba-tabaee University west of the city of Tehran.
According to sources inside the university, the unrest has not settled yet and the regime’s IRGC armored division has surrounded the campus by placing armored vehicles all around the troubled building.
Students chanting “Death to the Dictator” could be heard from a distance away. In some instance, local residents have came out in support of the students and against the regime forces. (A video of students’ protest against Ahmadinejad in Tehran, after his Columbia University visit earlier this month is here)
On Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 the security forces arrested about twenty students from the same college, for protesting against the Islamic government actions against students.
All but three of the students arrested were released after signing prearranged repentance expressing remorse and agreeing to forfeit their civil rights if they reoffend.
Three of these students have refused to sign such documents which could turn into their legal death sentences if framed or arrested by the government agents again.
For that reason and other unspoken interests, the Ministry of Intelligence ordered the three students to be transferred to one of their undisclosed locations - presumably for interrogation and torture designed to break their spirits.
Concentrated clashes took place yesterday between Allameh University students and the Basij paramilitary forces at the communications campus of Allameh Taba-tabaee University west of the city of Tehran.
According to sources inside the university, the unrest has not settled yet and the regime’s IRGC armored division has surrounded the campus by placing armored vehicles all around the troubled building.
Students chanting “Death to the Dictator” could be heard from a distance away. In some instance, local residents have came out in support of the students and against the regime forces. (A video of students’ protest against Ahmadinejad in Tehran, after his Columbia University visit earlier this month is here)
On Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 the security forces arrested about twenty students from the same college, for protesting against the Islamic government actions against students.
All but three of the students arrested were released after signing prearranged repentance expressing remorse and agreeing to forfeit their civil rights if they reoffend.
Three of these students have refused to sign such documents which could turn into their legal death sentences if framed or arrested by the government agents again.
For that reason and other unspoken interests, the Ministry of Intelligence ordered the three students to be transferred to one of their undisclosed locations - presumably for interrogation and torture designed to break their spirits.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Bam Citadel Under Emergency Restoration
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/01-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- An Iranian-Italian archaeological team has started an emergency operation to restore one of the damaged bastions of Bam Citadel.
LONDON, (CAIS) -- An Iranian-Italian archaeological team has started an emergency operation to restore one of the damaged bastions of Bam Citadel.
UN Commissions the Restoration of 5000-Year-Old Persian Harp
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/01-11-UN.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- The United Nations has commissioned the restoration of an ancient Iranian string instrument, a Persian harp, in the city of Qazvin.
LONDON, (CAIS) -- The United Nations has commissioned the restoration of an ancient Iranian string instrument, a Persian harp, in the city of Qazvin.
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