I don’t want you, Petroleum!
I don’t want you, Petroleum! Majid Naficy I don’t want I don’t want you, Petroleum! For a long time, I thought that you...
Diaspora
Rethinking the Concept of “Respect for Beliefs”
Rethinking the Concept of “Respect for Beliefs” Respect for Opinion—or a Cloak for Justifying Violence? By:Behrouz Varzandeh In today’s political discourse, a seemingly self-evident...
The Persian New Year
The Persian New Year Majid Naficy Let it fill you as if you were a sprout pot And grow like fragrant watercress Out...
Truth and Falsehood
Truth and Falsehood Majid Naficy I read in Egyption papyruses That Truth and Falsehood were brothers. One day Truth borrowed Falsehood’s dagger But lost...
Red Wednesday
Red Wednesday Majid Naficy When time comes upon us We hide ourselves in the darkness of night, But the white foam of the...
Three Narratives of a Political Downfall in Contemporary Iranian History: Tudeh, Mojahed, Pahlavi
Three Narratives of a Political Downfall in Contemporary Iranian History: Tudeh, Mojahed, Pahlavi Behrouz Varzandeh In Iran’s political history, there have been many movements—left...
A Light in the Blood-Stained Darkness
A Light in the Blood-Stained Darkness Ali Kiafar At a time when Iran is engulfed in massacres claiming tens of thousands of...
Don’t Chant Viva Shah
Don’t Chant Viva Shah Irooni.com-Jan 11th2026 Majid Naficy Don’t chant: Viva Shah! Chant: Viva Woman So that male supremacy collapses And women become equal...
Iran: A Visionary Life to Remember
Iran: A Visionary Life to Remember Informed Comment-Nov 14th 2025 Fariba Amini Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – My brother Mohammad Amini was a...
The Twelve-Day War Between Iran and Israel, the Emerging Middle Eastern Order, and the Role of Four Regional Powers
The Twelve-Day War Between Iran and Israel, The Emerging Middle Eastern Order, and the Role of Four Regional Powers By Dr. Fariborz Saremi The...
Democracy is Still Alive
Democracy is Still Alive Ali Kiafar Urban Planner, Researcher in Urban Discourses, Social Activist Today, November 4, 2025, what was not believable,...