The Departure of the Non-Revolutionary Intellectual
During the Pahlavi era when the streets of Tehran were punctuated by daily demonstrations and shops closed down due to strikes, the Shah became increasingly confused about what was happening. None of...
View ArticleIran: Old Revolutionaries Say Sorry
As Iranians prepare to mark the 34th anniversary of the seizure of power by Ayatollah Khomeini a new style of moral self-flagellation is all the rage in revolutionary circles. This is expressed in...
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Déjà Vu in Cairo
Egyptian Salafists shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the implementation of the Shari’a (Islamic law) in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on November 2, 2012. (AFP Photo) I arrived at the hotel at...
View ArticleOpinion: Iran cannot export its revolution
Like all other twentieth century revolutions, there were ambitions to export the Iranian Revolution immediately following its eruption. The Iranians thought the revolution could be portrayed from a...
View ArticleOpinion: The Revolution, 35 Years On
I was six years old when the 1979 revolution happened. I was in the first grade when most of the homes of the late Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi and his associates were opened to the public. With the...
View ArticleOpinion: Iran, the Revolution and “Iranian Modernism”
The relationship between Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and modernity is a controversial one. Views on the issue can be divided into three categories: progressive, regressive and post-modern. From a...
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Iran: Rouhani denounces US pressure on anniversary of revolution
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, delivers a speech during an annual rally commemorating anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, at the Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 11,...
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Iran: A revolution of broken promises and forlorn hopes
An Iranian girl shows her hand painted with Iran’s national flag during a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, at the Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, 11...
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An Unrequited Love
An Iranian woman holds a poster of Ayatollah Khamenei as she poses for a photo in front of an undated 1979 banner photo showing people celebrating the Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday,...
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