Islamic Revolution

The Obsessions With a "Dear Leader"

Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Ayatollah Ali Khamenie, Iran, Nuclear, Election, North Korea, Arab Spring, Islamic Revolution, Kim Jong Il, Politics News

The death of North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, who died a month ago, interestingly looks like a continuation of what has swept many countries who are ...

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The Islamic Roots of Democratic Rebellion and Liberty

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Islamism, Arab Spring, Islamic Democracy, Islam for Liberation, Islam for Liberty, Islamic Revolution, Islam-Human-Rights, Islamic Arab Spring, Religion News

Now, here is the key question for today: If Mawdudi and his followers synthesized Islam with totalitarianism, can others synthesize it with liberal democracy?

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Dozens Of Former U.S. Officials Make Millions Advocating For Terrorist Organization

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Porter Goss, Anthony Zinni, John Bolton, Philip Zelikow, James Jones, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Iran, Lee Hamilton, Mujahedin-E Khalq, Video, 112th Congress, Evan Bayh, National Council of Resistance of Iran, Louis Freeh, Terrorists, Lobbying, Howard Dean, Andy Card, Wesley Clark, Bill Richardson, Rudy Giuliani, Secretary of State, Islamic Republic of Iran, Saddam Hussein, Camp Ashraf, Mek, Islamic Revolution, Slideshow, Jim Woolsey, Iraq, People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The ornate ballroom of the Willard Hotel buzzed with activity on a Saturday morning in July. Crowded together on the stage sat a cadre ...

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Walking on a Dream - Alone Across Iran Part 1

Mark Kalch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Desert, Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Revolution, Tehran, 1979, Media, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mountains, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Zagros, Alborz, Travel News

As I made a final, stumbling descent off the mountainside and onto the icy road the snowfall increased in tempo and ferocity. A series of dark, seemin...

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Former Shah of Iran's Son Dead

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pahlavi, Islamic Revolution, Politics, Death of Ali Reza Pahlavi, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, World, World News, World News

Ali Reza Pahlavi, the second son of the former late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, committed suicide at his home in Boston early on Tuesday morning. A...

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Iran Reaps Benefits from the Afghan War

Ehsan Azari Stanizai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, Iranian Mullahs, Northern Alliance, Kabul, Islamic Revolution, Shia, Iran, Taliban, Pashtun, Hazara, Afghanistan War, World News

The U.S.'s policy setbacks provide a great gift to the Iranian clerical rulers by helping them enhance their clout and expand their international maneuvering space against the West.

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Common Sense In Iran

James Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic Revolution, Islamic Revolution 1979, Iran Youth Revolution, Iran Revolution, Iran Green Movement, Democracy, Thomas Paine, World News

Today, the youth of Iran have declared their own ideological revolution. They are tired of their failed theocratic state, of the illusion of democracy, and of cultural and international isolation.

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Iran Opposition Unplugged

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Twitter, Mehdi Karroubi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East, Iran Election, Uranium Enrichment, Islamic Revolution, Jamal Dajani, Iran, Velvet Revolution, Iran Nuclear Program, Israel, Iranian Election, World News

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.

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High Noon in Tehran

Will Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Revolution, Iran, Tehran, United States, Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corps, Engagement, World News

Washington should keep probing for signs of Iranian tractability on the nuclear issue. But over the long haul, political change inside Iran is our surest guarantee of safety.

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Iran's Impending Avalanche

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Iran Opposition, Iran Election, Imam, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, World News, Shiites, Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Revolution Day, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Protests, Martyr, Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, Home News

In addition to denoting this month in the Persian calendar, the word bahman also means avalanche. And this Bahman could set off the avalanche ultimately topples the Islamic Republic.

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The 21st Century's First Authentic Revolution

Mahmood Delkhasteh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic Revolution, Iran Uprising, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran Protests, World News

The violent confrontations in Iran this week, which resulted from widespread resistance to the brutality of the regime's various security forces, have shifted the balance of the struggle towards the people.

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Ahmadinejad's New Cabinet Is More Conservative Than Ever

csmonitor.com | Gareth Smyth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran Parlimentary Vote, Ahmadinejad's New Cabinet, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Election, New Cabinet Iran, Islamic Revolution, Revolutionary Guard, Iran, Ahmadinejad, World News

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet nominations, scheduled for a parliamentary vote this Wednesday, reveal a shift towards figures suspici...

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Freed Academic Haleh Esfandiari: 'Iranians Want Evolution, Not Revolution'

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evin Prison, Kennebunkport, Harsh Interrogations, Iran Election, One Million Signatures Campaign, Iran Regime Change, Iran, Iran Liveblogging, Diane Tucker, Mental Stress, Green Wave, The Inner Life, Voting Problems, Haleh Esfandiari, Civil Rights, Stress, Green Movement, Iran Post Election Crisis, Women?S Rights, Kian Tajbakhsh, Press Freedom, Mixed Marriage, Women?S Books, Voting, Fear Watch, Tehron Mass Trial, Twitter, Hijab, Iran Solitary Confinement, Middle East Politics, European Union, Georgia, Color Revolution, Obama Mideast Trip, Velvet Revolution, Islamic Veil, Iran Protest Movement, Ukraine, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Nico Pitney Iran Liveblogging, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Haleh Esfandiari Solitary Confinement, Bush Administration, My Prison My Home, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iran Family Protection Law, Islamic Revolution, Democracy Promotion, Diane Tucker Iran Blogs, Iranian Women?S Rights, Voter?S Rights, Woodrow Wilson Center, Iran's Cultural Prison, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, World News

Every two or three years, there has been a wave of protests like this in Iran. But this time I think there has been a fundamental change.

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The Unconstitutional Un-Islamic Republic of Iran

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taraneh-Mousavi, Shiraz, Iran Twitter, Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Laleh, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Friday-Prayer, World News, Karroubi Rape, Shah, Iran, Green Movement, Shi?A, Mehdi Karroubi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran Protests, Revolution, Iranian Constitution, Iranian Election 2009, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Rafsanjani, Islam, Neda Agha-Soltan, Rape, Ayatollah, Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran-Opposition, Rape Iran, Shi?Ite, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Martyr, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Evin, Constitution, Show Trials, Iranian Election, Martyrs, Neda Agha Soltan, Neda, Torture, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, World News

With increasing accounts of rape, torture, forced confessions and skewed judicial proceedings, the Iranian government is losing any credibility it had left, including any legitimate claim to Islam.

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Iran's Red Tulip Revolution

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shiraz, Iran Twitter, Underground Railroad, Media, Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Friday-Prayer, World News, Shah, Iran, Shi?A, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran Protests, Revolution, Iranian Election 2009, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Rafsanjani, Neda Agha-Soltan, Ayatollah, Ayatollah Khamenei, Facebook, Shi?Ite, Martyr, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iranian Election, Martyrs, Neda Agha Soltan, Neda, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, Laleh, Taraneh-Mousavi, Tulip, Evin, Iran-Opposition, World News

With each death at the hands of the regime, a martyr is born, and with each martyr, the seed of revolution is planted.

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The Basij Are Cordially Invited to Join the Opposition

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thanks to their new duties, which include increasingly violent and inhumane acts, reports of Basiji taking protesters up on their invitations to join the opposition movement are growing.

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Hey DJ Rafsanjani, Play Us Some Ayatollah Khomeini

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rafsanjani, Twitter, Ayatollah, Shiraz, Iran Twitter, Friday-Prayer, Underground Railroad, Media, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Khamenei, Facebook, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, World News, Shi?Ite, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Twittering, Shi?A, Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, Shah, Iranian Election, Tehran, Islamic Revolution, Neda, Iran Protests, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iranian Election 2009, World News

At the heart of Iran's Islamic Revolution was a stencil duplicator and a tape recorder. These were the Ayatollah Khomeini's Facebook and Twitter.

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Clueless in Iran: America's Déjà Vu All Over Again

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paris, Islamic Revolution, CBS News, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, Tehran, World News

Almost 31 years ago the Ayatollah Khomeini was granted asylum in France. As a junior correspondent in Paris, I was sent out with a camera crew to interview Khomeini.

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The Many Crises of Iranian Youth

Navtej Dhillon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youth Iran, Islamic Revolution, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Youth, Economy, Mousavi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Election, Iran Education, Iran Economy, Baby Boom, Ahmadinejad, World News

The dissension in Iran's polity emanates from a growing gap between the promises and the dim reality facing its young citizens. The current political turmoil marks the breakdown of an intergenerational bargain.

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Learning from Iran's Past Revolutions

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

If the uprising can grow to include the massive bazaars of Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and Shiraz, it is hard to imagine how Ayatollah Khamenei would not change his tune, or even be forced to step aside.

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America's Role in Iran's Unrest

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reagan, Eisenhower, W Bush, 1953 Coup, HW Bush, Iran Election, Islamic Revolution, Obama, World News

Many conservatives feel the President should speak out more about the Iranian crisis. Let's take a look at that and see where our past meddling has gotten us.

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Iran Uprising: Historic Parallels To Today's Protests

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bulldozer Revolution, Iran Demonstrations, Iranian Revolution, Iran Election, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Velvet Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Tiananmen Square, Carnation Revolution, Tulip Revolution, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Protests, Iran Election 2009, Second Chimurenga, Islamic Revolution, Rose Revolution, Orange Revolution, Advocacy, Civil Disobedience, Iran Uprising, Iran Today, Protests in Iran and Tiananmen Square, Todays Iran Protests, World News

The massive socio-political movement in Iran, following the highly controversial announcement Saturday declaring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the victor of tha...

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Key Events In Iran Since Islamic Revolution

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Iran Election, Iran Elections, Iran Election 2009, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Khomeini, Islamic Revolution, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq Iran, World News

A look at important dates in Iranian international and domestic affairs since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. ___...

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Iran: No Easy Solutions but Kam, Kam...

Mark Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Democracy, President Obama, Islamic Republic of Iran, Get Out the Vote, Change, Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Election, World News, World News

The U.S./Iran relationship has reached such a low point that we must virtually deconstruct it to its base and reconstruct it brick by brick. Kam, Kam (little by little) as the Iranians say.

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Democracy in Iran: Change Begins at the Ballot Box

Mark Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Get Out the Vote, Islamic Revolution, Democracy, Change, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Election, President Obama, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News

President Obama has made a very public offer to the Islamic Republic and while their response so far is not encouraging, it was not altogether unexpected by those who know Iran.

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