The reformist daily, called Shargh, or East, was shut down indefinitely because the newspaper had refused to replace its director and because it published a cartoon in a recent edition …
TEHRAN, Sept. 3 — As Iran defies the West over its nuclear program, the public face of the nation has become the outspoken president,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But it
“As a fundamentalist, the president is opposed to intellectuals, who ask questions,” he says. “His style is dogmatic – the opposite of analytical or critical thinking.”
TEHRAN, Iran — In a city that only a few years ago was almost monochromatic — full of women draped head to toe in black
TEHRAN, Iran — Somehow, most of the tangled strands of the U.S.-Iran relationship have wound up in his hands. By Behrouz Mehri, AFP Unfreezing
A successful transition to democracy in Iraq would increase pressure for change in Iran, a leading Iranian clerical dissident said on Wednesday. Mohsen Kadivar, whose
TEHRAN — Mohsen Kadivar is a lonely voice in Iran these days. A charismatic cleric with a salt-and-pepper beard and a spirited smile, Kadivar became
By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson TEHRAN, Iran – Bloody confrontations between freedom-seeking student protesters and hard-line vigilantes rocking the Islamic Republic this past week likely have
QUM, Iran, April 26 — A black-turbaned Iraqi cleric, his belongings packed in a small blue bag sitting at his feet, led about 50 clerics
By Trudy Rubin QOM, Iran _ The liveliest debate about the relationship between Islam and democracy is going on inside a theocracy. Inside Iran. This