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Tuesday, September 24, 2002. Sky and Telescope magazine. Is one of the world's leading astronomical magazines. Publishing articles on certain countries is not what it generally does. However one of its writers have been so excited after his short trip to Iran that he has written a long article exclusively about Iran. ( PDF file. A reminder of how an Iran with a reasonable government can be a great destination for tourists from around the world. Posted by Rouzbeh : 2:13 PM. Free Thought on Iran.
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Friday, July 18, 2003. A fool who thinks every body is like him. Deputy Interior minister in security issues has admitted ( Persian text. That the death of Zahra Kazemi was caused by her head hitting a hard object . But look at the comic part; he added. We still don’t know whether it was the object that hit her head or her head hit the object. We suggested to the president to further investigate this issue. Posted by Rouzbeh : 12:52 PM. Thursday, July 17, 2003. In the Canadian paper The Globe and Mail.
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Thursday, July 24, 2003. In the Christian Science Monitor has been one of the most informative articles I have seen about the current situation in Iran. Most articles in the mainstream media are at best a description of the current affairs, this one clarifies the correct strategies that the democracy movement should apply. Posted by Rouzbeh : 9:44 PM. Monday, July 21, 2003. Ironically they are now in the front line of democratic movement in Iran and constantly under attack. Posted by Rouzbeh : 11:45 PM.
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Thursday, August 22, 2002. Indian Prime Minister greets the Parsi community on 'Nowrooz'. Persians who escaped the Motherland at the time of Muslim Arab invasion to the Persian Empire, still know their origins. They practice Zaraostrianism, the religion of Persian Empire before Islam. It's intersting that they celebrate Nowrooz , the new year, 5 month later than Iranians. Posted by Rouzbeh : 4:33 PM. Tuesday, August 20, 2002. Joshua Muravchik for NYTimes. Posted by Rouzbeh : 2:22 PM. Ironically, now the ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2003. Nearly a month ago I was contacted by a journalist working for the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. Apparently they were preparing a report on the current situation in Iran and specially the impact of the Iranian bloggers on the recent events. This is my answer to their question about the last month’s unrests in Iranian cities. The goal of these protests are not trying to "improve" the system any more since it has proved to be unchangeable. The goal is now to remove this...
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Thursday, August 07, 2003. Dr Azar Nafisi author of. Reading Lolita in Tehran. With the Atlantic Monthly:. The most notable reformist prisoners that Dr Nafisi talks about are Akbar Ganji. And the list goes on and on. Posted by Rouzbeh : 12:14 PM. Monday, August 04, 2003. Why is Iran important. Why is Iran an important country? Why should the rest of the world care about its fate? Why is it not just an ordinary country which the rest of the word can easily ignore and go on with its life? In the modern tim...
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Monday, September 30, 2002. I saw more prostitutes with cell phones in Tehran's streets than mullahs with turbans" : how New York Times comulnist Tom Friedman remembers his trip to Iran on a CNBC show. Congratulations to Iranian conservatives after their 24 years of "exporting the revolution". Posted by Rouzbeh : 2:39 PM. Free Thought on Iran. Facts on the Ground.
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Saturday, September 07, 2002. A great website on Iranian culture and history. Posted by Rouzbeh : 4:28 PM. Free Thought on Iran. Facts on the Ground.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2002. Akbar Ganji, one of the most prominent Iranian reformist journalists which is already in jail for his articles in the banned newspapers has published his important "manifesto" (Persian PDF). Ganji's opinions are quite influential within the reformist movement. It won't take long before this suggested strategy comes to the reformists' agenda. Posted by Rouzbeh : 2:01 PM. Free Thought on Iran. Facts on the Ground.
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Monday, August 26, 2002. Tom Friedman in New York Times. Nothing has subverted Middle East democracy more than the Arab world's and Iran's dependence on oil, and nothing will restrict America's ability to tell the truth in the Middle East and promote democracy there more than our continued dependence on oil.". Posted by Rouzbeh : 1:14 PM. A report in Word Press Review. By Shahram Sokooti on how Iranian journalists are using the web to replace their banned newspapers. Posted by Rouzbeh : 1:04 PM.
