Stories about Iran from June, 2007
Iran:Abbas Amir Entezam, most senior political prisoner
You can see in Kosoof a photo of Abbas Amir Entezam who is the most senior political prisoner.Abbas Amir Entezam was deputy prime minister and government spokesman of Iran's provisional government after the revolution in 1979. In December 1979, he was charged with “treason” and spying for foreign governments.
Iran:Watch a Film about Ahmadinejad and Tomatoes
Watch this short film on Current to “see why in Iran Ahmadinejad’s reputation hinges on tomatoes?”
Iran:Rugby Sevens Competition and Photos
Thanks to Kosoof,a leading photoblogger, we can see several photos of first Rugby Sevens competition in Iran.
Iran:UK Queen's party and protesters
Kamangir explains us in details what happened in front of UK Embassy where protesters tried to disrupt a party held in honor of the Queen Elizabeth II.The demonstrators finished up their gathering with issuing a statement in which they asked the Judiciary to prosecute those who attended the party.
Iran:Aramesh Doostar,an exceptional philosopher
Majid Zohari says [Fa]you can be for or against Aramesh Doostar’s ideas but his ideas are a real challenge to “official ideology”.Doostar opened a window for people who do not follow a kind of religious ideology.
Khatami in Trouble
Former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami is in trouble back home for shaking “women's hands” while in Italy, reports …Or Does It Explode, which looks into human rights abuses in the Middle East.
Tajikistan: Iranian Investment
Vadim reports on why Iran invests in Tajikistan.
Iran: Ortega in Tehran and Temporary Marriage Promoted
A few days ago, Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua, went on a two day trip to Tehran to meet with Iranian leaders. According to media reports, Ortega said his country and Iran had agreed to “support each other to help Nicaragua” end its poverty. Several Iranian bloggers discussed this...
Iran:57 Economists Warned Ahmadinejad
Tiroj reports[Fa] that 57 economists wrote a letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,Iranian president,to warn him about country's economic situation.The blogger says it is the fourth letter that Iranian economists wrote to Ahmadinejad to explain him that his policies are going wrong.The blogger adds Ahmadinejad does not listen to them because he...
Iran:Jailed Students Under Pressure
According to[Fa] TjDaily,eight AmirKabir University students who are in prison are under pressure to confess what the authorities would like to hear.These student activists are accused of publishing anti governmental articles.These students deny this accusation.
Iran:Diggeh.com
Diggeh is a user-contributed bookmarking site like digg.com and del.icio.us, but for IRANIAN/PERSIAN oriented content.All are in English.
Iran:A Logo to Remind Samarra's Golden Mosque
Muslim Bloggers Association has created a logo[Fa] to remind Samarra's Golden Mosque that was damaged after an explosion today in Iraq.
The Great Walls
Walls are continuing to spring up around the world, writes guest blogger Sokari on Sabbah's Blog, who discusses new and old walls which separate Iran from Pakistan, India from Pakistan, Palestine from Israel, Morocco from the Polisario front, the Spanish enclaves from the rest of Morocco and certain neighbourhoods of...
Iran:Free Mahmoud Salehi,a Labour Activist
In Kdmahmoudsalehi we read[Fa] that Mahmoud Salehi, a labour activist got arrested two months ago.Mahmoud Salehi was last arrested on April 9, 2007 and transferred to a prison in the city of Sanandaj. The Kurdistan Province Appeal Court has sentenced Mahmoud to one year imprisonment and also a three year...
Iran:Hand Shaking with Women,Former President and You Tube
Conservative journals in Iran criticized the former president,Mohammad Khatami,for having shaken hands with several women in Italy.There is a video film on YouTube that shows he is shaking hands with a few ladies.The film was visited about 17000 times.Khatami's office talks about conspiracy against him and said he did not...
Iran:The Blood of Flowers
Homeyra writes about a new book:The Blood of Flowers written by Anita Amirrezvani.The blogger writes a young girl comes of age as a carpetmaker’s apprentice in 17th century Iran: “Everything about Iran-born, former Northern California dance critic Anita Amirrezvani’s first novel is meticulously designed: its nine-year creation; its hypnotic cadence...
Iran:Ortega in Iran
You can see several photos of Daniel Ortega‘s trip to Tehran in Kamangir’s blog.The President of Nicaragua talked with Iranian leaders and gave a speech in the University of Tehran mentioning “the Sandanista’s revolution took over the power in 1979, the exact year that the Islamic revolution succeeded in Iran....
Iran:No to violence, yes to equal rights
In Weforchange we read[Fa] that 700 people who demand equal rights for women,in a letter, condemned the violence against women, students and workers. They say tomorrow is the anniversary of Iranian Women Campaign that started two years ago to protest against the Constitution, considering it the root and origin of...
Iran:Copyright problem
Oham reports[Fa] about Iranian singer, Mohsen Namjoo, who in his interview with an Iranian journal talks about the copyright problem in Iran.The blogger says now that government does not support copyright laws,may be people can respect it and send money on a bank account to support artist(s).
Iran:Iranian government cancels women's football game in Berlin
Haji Kensington says [Fa]that Iranian government cancels Iranian women's football game in Berlin.The blogger asks why Ahmadinejad,Iranian president, is so afraid of cultural exchange? You can find an article about this story in English with a photo here.
Iran: Why Iranians use the term of Persia?
Plateau writes that most Iranians in using the term “Persia” nowadays want to distance themselves from the Islamic Republic Regime of (Iran) and the likes of Ahmadinejad, in the eyes of those non-Iranians who cannot or will not make a distinction between Iranian People and the despicable regime ruling Iran.The...