Category Archives: Iran

Iran Amok

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

The ongoing political unrest in Iran appears unlikely to resolve itself soon; unfortunately, the Ahmadinejad Administration and its backers appear to be ramping up the violence, which makes fighting back a difficult decision for the people on the ground. It’s … Continue reading →

Post-Election Violence In Iran

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

People have been protesting in Iran in at least four or five cities: Tehran, Shiraz, Rasht, Mashhad and Tabtiz (which is now under some kind of lockdown). There is just too much going to follow in any coherent way right … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iran | 7 Comments

Ahmadinejad Declared Victor In Iran's Elections…

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

…but Moussavi is protesting and charging fraud, the NY Times reports. I don’t have much to say about this right now, except the obvious, and that my heart goes out to those, inside Iran and out, who were hoping this … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Iran | 1 Comment

Great Pictures of the Elections Going on In Iran

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Check out this photo essay on The Boston Globe’s website. Great pictures. It’s an exciting time over there, and a tense one. A lot hangs on this election.

Posted in In the news, Iran | 1 Comment

In Iran, One Young Man's Protest on International Women's Day: Death to Patriarchy!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

On March 8th, which was International Women’s Day, the young man in the two pictures below could be seen walking through the streets of Tehran. His tee shirt reads–and excuse my perhaps awkward transliteration of the Persian–Marg bar Mardsalari, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Iran | 10 Comments

Obama's Nowruz Message to Iran: The Poetry of the Politics and the Politics in the Poetry

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

So I thought I was going to start my series on classical Iranian poetry with Shahnameh, Iran’s national epic, because it is what I am working on right now, but President Obama’s videotaped Nowruz message to Iran, in which he … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, literature | 7 Comments

And Now For Something Completely Different: Classical Iranian Poetry

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

From antisemitism to condoms to….classical Iranian poetry. I was all set to finish the third part of my Thinking About Condoms series (here and here), which I do still plan to complete, when I realized that giving time to that … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, literature, Recommended Reading | 3 Comments