Human Rights

How significant is Mohsen Rezaee’s appointment as Iran’s security chief?

How significant is Mohsen Rezaee’s appointment as Iran’s security chief? Al Jazeera-Aug10th2026 Mohsen Rezaee, the former commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has...

A Warning to the Devotees of Power: When Power Unmasks Itself

A Warning to the Devotees of Power: When Power Unmasks Itself By Behrouz Varzandeh To those who have pinned their hopes on names and...

Khomeini’s Visit

Khomeini’s Visit By: Majid Naficy My father never told us That Khomeini had visited him For medical treatment many years ago When Khomeini...

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children AP News-July1st2026 By JULIA FRANKEL Updated 6:36 AM PDT,...

A Witness for Ezzat

A Witness for Ezzat By Majid Naficy The victors write history But the witnesses arrive With their piercing eyes Which have seen...

I Write You a Poem

I Write You a Poem By Majid Naficy I write you a poem Like “eshq”: the Persian word for “love”* In which letters are...

Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56 CNN-June5th2026 By Mustafa Qadri , Elina Baudier Kim and Ivana Kottasová French-Iranian...

189 Steps

189 Steps by Majid Naficy To Parviz Ghelichkhani 1945-2026 * This poem first published in the brochure of an international conference of poets called...