Omid Habibinia is an Iranian dissident who is currently living in Switzerland. Born in Iran, he studied Media, Clinical Psychology and Global Studies,...
Stephen Kinzer | Posted 05.25.2011
In today's America, that's a conversation-stopper. The reality is more prosaic -- sobering realities shape Iranian politics. Nonetheless, Iran may have more democratic potential than any other society in the Muslim world.
Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011
I was one of millions around the world who watched last summer's Green Revolution unfolding on the streets of Iran with high hopes for a swift and blo...
James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011
I am not easily shocked. But two stories that recently came across my desk were so disgraceful, and in some ways dangerous, that I feel compelled to write about them. Both featured players in the Middle East crassly abusing the living and the dead.
Omid Memarian | Posted 05.25.2011
For Tehran, software that enables the Iranian people to circumvent the government's Internet censorship would be a political nightmare -- but it's on the way.
Patrick Disney | Posted 05.25.2011
Iran-watchers are struggling with the cognitive dissonance of it all: how can you still oppose war but support the dismantling of the Islamic theocracy?
Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011
It seems that the balance in the Iranian uprising is shifting in the regime's favor. This time Ahmadinejad was prepared... he succeeded in "unplugging" the opposition.
Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011
Palin's comment about Iran reflects an ongoing effort by conservatives to cast Obama as soft on terrorism, and mirrors much of the media coverage following the foiled Christmas Day attack.
Meir Javedanfar | Posted 05.25.2011
In 2010 we are likely to see anti-regime demonstrations reaching rural areas and the spread of union strikes. Without a change of course, domestic stability will be fragile.
Setareh Sabety | Posted 05.25.2011
In what is believed by many to be an attempt to deter a repeat of the widespread and vociferous Ashura demonstrations, two young men have been executed for being a Mohareb, which is punishable by death.
David Colarusso | Posted 05.25.2011
If there was a global I.S.P. in the sky, it would be difficult to restrict internet access. So why not do it? A free internet is a means by which citizens can share their stories with the world.
AP | SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI | Posted 05.25.2011
BEIRUT — An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man ...
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011
Who's on top, the MSM or Digital Media? Who's leading the discussion, why, and is it a good thing? To help us navigate this tricky landscape, we asked New York Times reporter Brian Stelter.
Jamal Abdi | Posted 05.25.2011
Voice of America announced that it will unveil a new app for iPhone and Android mobile devices that will enable Iranians to upload videos, photos and other content to the VOA's Persian News Network
Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011
It's clear that Iran's strongest adversary today remains within its own borders. The current Iranian regime has far more to fear from its own people than it does from any foreign powers.
Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011
If the Obama administration waits until it takes punitive action against Iran to censure human rights abuses there, it will look like we view human rights as a pressure tactic, rather than as the foundation of free society.
Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011
Khamenei has become the new Shah -- hated by so many that it seems implausible that Iranian elites will ever be able to operate without much distrust and fear of each other.
Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011
In the lead-up to his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is up to his old tricks. And sadly, the global community seems to be falling for them.
Reporters Uncensored | Posted 05.25.2011
It won't surprise Ahmadinejad that the largest gathering of Iranians in exile in thirty years will be waiting for him here in New York City with green bandanas -- but the sight of rabbis next to them might.
Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011
Iranians could empathize with Palestinians Friday more than ever, but not in the way that Iran's self-proclaimed President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wanted them to.
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011
Ultimately, those who embraced green in clothing or fashion accessories were rejecting the status quo. Fashion sometimes has a way of getting under the skin.
Josh Shahryar | Posted 05.25.2011
As a journalist who has been covering the Iranian Election, I was shocked and dismayed when I read Kaveh L. Afrasiabi's article that urges President Obama to congratulate Ahmadinejad on his victory.
AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.25.2011
TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a broad mandate Thursday as parliament backed his main Cabinet choices – naming the ...
Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011
This week, two more official accounts come out of Iran, confirming the extent of violence that is taking place in the country's detention centers.
Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
There are several good reasons why president Barack Obama should join dozens of other world leaders who have extended congratulations to Iran's duly re-elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The Huffington Post | Jake Bialer | Posted 11.12.2011