· July, 2007

Stories about Iran from July, 2007

Iran:Shi'tes in Bahrain in trouble!

  17 July 2007

Farzandan Iran says[Fa] stupid comments of Hossein Shariatmadari,ultra conservative editor who called Bahrain a province of Iran, will have negative effects for Shi'ites who live in that country and want close ties with Iran.The blogger adds Shariatmadari is one of adviser's of Iranian Leader and everybody takes his word as...

Iran:What to do with Bahrain?

  17 July 2007

Z8tun says in a taxi she talked with a young man about Bahrain-Iran crisis. He said he hates ultra conservative editor, who called Bahrain a province of Iran, but concerning Bahrain he was right. Z8tun replied: “come on, imagine it becomes ours,what will we do with that?creating a new Islamic...

Arabeyes: A Protest for Every Citizen, Al Qaeda and Iranian Provocation

  17 July 2007

Locked doors at a university campus, daily demonstrations on busy main roads, an article attacking Bahrain in an Iranian newspaper, Al Qaeda's attacks in North Africa and the death of cultural magazines - on and off-line - are some of the topics being discussed by bloggers writing in Arabic in Bahrain, Algeria and Jordan.

Iran:Release jailed students

  16 July 2007

Ghomarasheghaneh has published the 14 photos of jailed members of Tahkim Vahdat, a progressive student organization.The blogger asks for their freedom.

Iran:Three Iranian Scholars will “confess”

  16 July 2007

Kamangir reports that The Islamic Republic television has just aired short pieces of a program titled “In the name of democracy”. The program features “confessions” made by three Iranian academics and scholars about their anti Islamic Republic activities: Haleh Esfandiari, Kian Tajbakhsh and Ramin Jahanbegloo.Esfandiari and Tajbakhsh are still in...

Bahrain: Tension with Iran

  16 July 2007

Bahraini Mahmood Al Yousif says the tension between Bahrain and Iran is escalating because of people “exposing their racial and sectarian intentions.”

A glimpse into the heart of Iranian society

  15 July 2007

Christian Alexander is an American blogger who has written his BA thesis on Iranian blogs. Here, he shares with us his his opinion on Iranian blogs. He is also a contributor to Sounds Iranian blog where people who do research on Iranian blogs and exchange their ideas. Q: Can you...

Iran:Brain drain!

  14 July 2007

Lord Kavi says “brain drain costs $50 billion or more yearly for Iran.”He explains a lot more about the “roots” of this problem that Iran has faced since Islamic Revolution.

Iran:More Student Activists were Arrested

  13 July 2007

City Boy reports that the July 9, 1999 Tehran student rebellion was the single most important movement against the Islamic Republic government.The 8th anniversary of this event in Iran started by attack on the Advar-e Tahkim Vahdat (High Council of the Office for the Strengthening Unity) who had gathered outside...

Bahrain: Do Bahrainis Want To Be Part Of Iran?

  13 July 2007

Bahrain is making headlines in the international Press. While mainstream media in the country is turning a blind eye, bloggers are busy typing away at their keyboards to talk about what is beyond the headlines. What did the LA Times write about Bahrain and what do bloggers think? What are the Iranian papers writing about the Kingdom and what do bloggers have to say? Would you rather drive for 15 minutes in a traffic jam or walk for five? These are some of the issues tackled by bloggers this week.

Iran:A survey done by Terror Free Tomorrow

  12 July 2007

Kamangir reports according to the recent survey done by Terror Free Tomorrow , developing nuclear weapons was seen as a very important priority for the Iranian government by only 29% of Iranians. By contrast, 88% of Iranians considered improving the Iranian economy as a very important priority for their government.

Iran:Kiarostami's works in Berkley Art Museum

  12 July 2007

Thanks to Haftan we learn that “Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive have held a great exhibition of image works of Abbas Kiarostami, the renowned Iranian filmmaker and artist by support of Museum of Modern Arts of New York, in America.”Read More.

Iran:A new site to ask your question

  12 July 2007

I ask it is a new site where you can ask your question in Persian and other users will answer you.The site has also a blog.Top question of today is “what you can do with 50,000 dollars (about 50 million toman) in Iran.”

Iran:Arabs in Iran

  11 July 2007

In View from Iran, we read:”The Arabs I met in Iran also seemed to find Iranian culture foreign and odd. “This is not an Islamic country,” they would tell me. “Every Iranian party has alcohol. At private parties, the women remove their hijab (veil)!”

Iran:Osanlou, a syndicate leader, was kidnapped

  11 July 2007

Salam democrat reports[Fa] that Mansour Osanlou,head of the executive committee of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, was kidnapped today in Tehran.He had already been arrested and tortured before by Iranian security forces.

Kurdistance: The State of Kurdish Activism

  10 July 2007

Some may be surprised to hear that coverage of the Kurdish blogosphere has been appearing on Global Voices for longer than coverage of the Turkish blogospheres. Whereas the Turkish blogosphere has been expanding, the Kurdish blogosphere (at least the English language end) is slowly disappearing. Today's article will focus on the current state of Kurdish activism (as blogging can be considered as a primary element of that) and a new initiative that is designed to help extend the Kurdish voice.

Iran:Dependence on oil revenues has increased

  9 July 2007

Ali Mazrooi,blogger and former deputy in Parliament writes[Fa] that despite government's claim, country's dependence on oil revenues has increased under Ahmadinejad.He says there are many lies in government's reports concerning economic situation in Iran.

Iran:A man was Stoned

  9 July 2007

According to Meydaan,Jafar Kiani was stoned on Thursday July 5th.His partner, Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, could have a similar fate if we do not act now! Jafar Kiani and his partner, Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, have been in prison for more than 11 years for an adulterous relationship and having two children.