Saturday, January 11, 2025

OPINION: Female Identity Is Still Shaped by Men

By Fatemeh Zandi I have an issue with the concept of gender equality, because it is either deliberately distorted or inadvertently misunderstood. Besides, our most fundamental rights -- “being ourselves” and “being women” -- are...

OPINION: Islamic Republic’s Cultural War on the Iranian Nation

By Reza Parchizadeh War is not always physical: it can also be psychological. A two-pronged approach involving both types of warfare ensures victory. Much to the disappointment of the Communists, labor unrest in the 1920s...

OPINION: How Persian-Language Media in Europe, U.S. Operate

By Majid Mohammadi The BBC Persian TV program “Pargar,” broadcast on April 7, took a critical look at Persian-language media organizations operating in Europe and the U.S. Participants in the discussion touched on only some...

OPINION: Iraq’s Election Could Yet Be Won By Iran

  By Noussaibah Younis June 11 (Reuters) - The battle to determine the composition of the next Iraqi government has not yet been won, but Iran could secure a strategic victory in the face of lackluster...

OPINION: Charity Begins at Home

By Potkin Azarmehr Spontaneous campaign by Iranians, binning and destroying regime run charity donation boxes that they believe are spending their donations in Gaza. Throughout the December protests in Iran, one common chant by the...

OPINION: In Their Treatment Of Child Sex Offenders, Iran and The UK Have Much...

By Natasha Phillips  Child sexual abuse is at an all time high in both Iran and the UK, but how does each country  treat offending paedophiles, and are they really that different? The UK’s child sex...

OPINION: Child Executions In Iran – Rule Of Law Or Reign Of Terror?

By Natasha Phillips In February of this year the United Nations confirmed a grim truth: Iran was sentencing more children to death than any other country in the world. Far from being an anomaly, the...

Open Letter: Statement on a Referendum to Determine Future of Iranian Government

February 11, 2018 Our fellow Iranians: Four decades have passed since the establishment of the Islamic Republic, a government whose obsession with Islamization has left little room for republican ideals. In these four decades, not only...

Iran Analysts and Their False Narratives

By Potkin Azarmehr In 2009, millions of Iranians spilled out onto the streets and protested against the rigged results of the presidential elections. The protests were brutally repressed, and the regime's savagery was captured by...

OPINION: Iran’s Regional Posturing Exacerbates Tensions with America

By Dr. Ali M. Pedram Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to remain at odds with each other through deepening disagreements which could plunge the whole region into an unprecedented level of turmoil. If this trajectory...