On Thursday, an online petition began circulating asking Google to go green for a day in support of the Iranian opposition movement and in memorial of those that have died in the post-election violence.
While it is hard to imagine Google stepping into the controversy with such a overt statement, they have contributed – albeit gingerly [...]
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June 19, 2009
Google finds Farsi
June 19, 2009
Iran’s Contested Results
At Friday prayers, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei demanded that the ongoing protests cease. Calling last week’s elections a “definitive victory” for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamanei mocked the opposition claims of widespread electoral fraud:
“How one can rig 11 million votes?”
June 18, 2009
Iran Mourning Rally Videos – June 18
“It’s just too early to say but my expertise tells me what is going on is extremely interesting.”
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March 17, 2009
Arusi Persian Wedding
When newlyweds Alex and Heather decided to travel to Iran for a traditional Persian wedding, Alex’s sister Marjan Tehrani followed and documented their journey. The trip would be Heather’s first to the country and the Tehrani sibling’s first since a childhood visit with their Iranian father in 1977.
Arusi Persian Wedding premieres tonight on PBS’ Independent [...]
October 21, 2008
Iran Foils Pigeon Plot
The Rockdove generally gets a bad rap.
New Yorkers especially love to hate the birds, citing the flocking, the profligate breeding, and the frequent droppings in public spaces as burdensome nuisances to the urban environment.
Disaffection with the bird’s free rein over the City reached such levels in 2007 that Councilman Simcha Felder introduced legislation banning public [...]
September 15, 2008
Images of Iran
Pictures of You – an immersive experience on display at the DNC convention in August – now currently on the road across America.
March 23, 2008
Iran’s Friends and Neighbors
The TAP is one of several pipelines that will link Central Asian oil and natural gas fields with European markets and the first direct oil and natural gas linkages between Europe and Iran.
March 20, 2008
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Happy Nowrouz!
This is the first “new day” of the new year in the Persian calender, signaling the rebirth and renewal that comes with the vernal equinox.
Typically, Iranians like to head outdoors for their two-week celebrations but a major part of New Year rituals involve setting the “Haft Seen” with seven specific items corresponding to the [...]
March 19, 2008
Iran’s Inflation-Driven Housing Crisis
As originally appeared on mianeh.net, an open space for ideas, news and debate from writers in Iran. Mr. Afkari’s analysis illustrates a housing crisis of an entirely different variety from the problems afflicting the American economy. The lack of primary materials – such as cement – mentioned herein is reminiscent of Iran’s lack of [...]
