USA: Zuflucht für Irans Juden – Der Kongress entscheidet über ein...
von Ron Kampeas Beim Gebet: iranischer Jude in einer Synagoge in Teheran © dpa Als die Lautenberg-Novelle 1990 verabschiedet wurde, war sie ein Instrument, mit dessen Hilfe Hunderttausende Juden aus...
View ArticlePart I: Is Iran Slowing its Nuclear Program?
Interview with Colin Kahl by Garrett Nada Colin H. Kahl served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East from 2009 to 2011. He is currently an associate professor at Georgetown...
View ArticlePart II: What Would it Take to Build a Bomb?
Interview with Colin Kahl by Garrett Nada What steps would be necessary for Iran to build a nuclear weapon? President Obama has estimated that it would take Iran “over a year or so” for...
View ArticleSpiegel: Amnesty-Bericht – Staaten nutzen Hinrichtungen als Machtmittel
Tausende Menschen sind im vergangenen Jahr weltweit hingerichtet worden, das geht aus dem Jahresbericht von Amnesty International hervor. Zwar geht die Zahl der Länder mit Todesstrafe zurück, doch eine...
View ArticleBehind the Rhetoric: The Real Iran | BBC Documentary
Documentary presented by Rageh Omaar which reveals the lives, hopes and fears of the young generation of Tehran, the most intriguing, talked about but least understood city in the world today. Omaar...
View ArticleSchlechte Zeiten für Iran-Flieger – Auch KLM stellt Betrieb ein
Mit der KLM hat ein weitere große europäische Fluggesellschaft ihre Flüge in den Iran suspendiert. Seit Dienstag wurden sämtliche Flüge von Amsterdam nach Teheran bis in den Oktober 2013 eingestellt....
View ArticleElections: Latest on the Race – Rival Conservative Coalitions
by Garrett Nada In Iran, conservative candidates come in many shades. The presidential race has already produced two new coalitions among the Islamic Republic’s many hardline factions. The goal is to...
View ArticleWitness Statement of Jalel Sherhani
In this witness statement, Jalel Sherhani—a 44 year old Ahwazi Arab now residing outside of Iran—describes the plight of the Ahwazi Arabs, an ethnic minority in Iran, and the persecution and...
View ArticlePolitics and Art of Iran’s Revolutionary Tulips
Garrett Nada Their petals are on the national flag. They line the dome above Ayatollah Khomeini’s tomb. They adorn billboards of martyrs from the war with Iraq. They have been depicted on coins...
View ArticleGender and Society In Iran – Part 1: The Debate Over Child Marriage,...
By: Y. Mansharof and A. Savyon* Introduction The past few years have seen an increasing public debate about issues of gender and society in Iran – the woman’s place in the private and public arena,...
View ArticleSamsung to block access to app store in Iran
Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications will no longer have access to the company’s online store as of May 22, the company said. In a Tehran shopping mall on Thursday, owners of mobile phones and...
View ArticleEU: Trip to Teheran | KOMMENTAR
Von Stephan Grigat Mit einer geplanten Iran-Reise des EU-Parlaments werden die Machthaber in Teheran in ihrer aggressiven Haltung nur bestärkt. Stephan Grigat ist Lehrbeauftragter an der Universität...
View ArticleIrans Schellack-Schätzchen ertönen neu
Deutsche Experten reinigen Schallplatten und digitalisieren sie VON MICHAEL EVERS 3.000 Platten werden digitalisiert | FOTO: DPA Hildesheim/Teheran (dpa). Ungewohnt harmonische Töne zwischen...
View ArticleIran: Internet-Polizei – Facebook schuld an Scheidungen
Die iranische Internet-Polizei macht Facebook für jede dritte Scheidung im Land verantwortlich – obwohl das weltgrößte Online-Netzwerk im Iran blockiert ist. Facebook sei zudem „das gefährlichste und...
View ArticleIRAN SOURCE: PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD ARRESTED
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was arrested and held for seven hours Monday and warned to keep his mouth shut about matters detrimental to the Islamic regime before he was released, according...
View ArticleARTE TV TIPP: Freispielen im Iran (1/2) – Montag, 06.05.13 | 18:25 – 19:10
Vier junge Schauspieler aus Teheran haben sich vorgenommen, ihr fantasievolles Märchenstück Kindern zu zeigen, die sonst keine Möglichkeit haben, Theater zu erleben: Kindern in verarmten ländlichen...
View ArticleLatest on the Race: Economy Top Election Issue
The economy is a pivotal issue in Iran’s presidential campaign, since the country now faces its most serious crisis since the 1980-88 war with Iraq. Virtually everyone—including both supporters...
View ArticleIranian workers mark May Day with protest
A group of workers gathered in front of Iranian parliament on the occasion of the International Worker’s Day to protest against their inadequate wages in the face of rising inflation. ILNA reports that...
View ArticleIran: Inspiring, Enchanting, Unforgettable
There are numerous ways and alternatives to draw a real picture of a country and to demonstrate its real state, but one of the most effective ones is to show its people’s daily life, not just via the...
View ArticleIranian Strategy in Syria
By Will Fulton, Joseph Holliday, Sam Wyer Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Syrian President Assad, and Hezbollah’s Nasrallah appear together on a poster in Damascus, Syria. (Inter Press Service News...
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