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...
Culture
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...
Announcing the passing of my beloved father, Dr Jalil Doostkhah
With deep sorrow announcing the passing of my beloved father, Dr Jalil Doostkhah It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing...
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...
Iranian Women and the Enduring Struggle for Gender Justice
Iranian Women and the Enduring Struggle for Gender Justice LA Progressive -March12th2026 By Elahe Amani This International Women’s Day carried a somber air, marked...
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...
Khamenei warns US of ‘regional war’ if Iran is attacked
Khamenei warns US of ‘regional war’ if Iran is attacked Al Jazeera-Feb1st 2026 ByMaziar Motamedi Published On 1 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 Tehran, Iran –...
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands NY Times-Han 28th2026 U.S. and European officials say they have put three...
Iran’s Ayatollah and His Guards Falter After Storm of War and Protests
Iran’s Ayatollah and His Guards Falter After Storm of War and Protests NY Times-Jan 24th2026 By Declan Walsh Weeks after Israeli warplanes pounded Iran’s...
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...