Mehdi Ghadyanloo: Beautifying Tehran One Wall at a Time
After answering an open call for artists in 2004, Iranian muralist, Mehdi Ghadyanloo was commissioned by the Tehran City Municipality to paint over 100 colorful murals. A city once covered in political paintings, either in remembrance of Iran-Iraq War martyrs or with negative slurs regarding America, Tehran had almost 5,000 bare walls to paint. When […]
E Pluribus Unum
It’s no challenge trying to find an American flag and seal in the U.S. State Department. Almost every place you look, you can find our nation’s beautiful seal decorated with these powerful words, “E Pluribus Unum” meaning Out of Many One. But the reason I went to the State Department was not just to admire […]
Part 1: Assessing the Baghdad Nuclear Talks
Last week, the P5+1 met with Iranian officials in Baghdad to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. While many questions were left unanswered, the one known fact is that there will be another round of negotiations on June 18th and 19th in Moscow. Listen to a NIAC policy panel hosted last week in DC on the nuclear […]
Iran News Roundup 12/8
Presidential candidates continue war rhetoric Republican presidential candidates continued their war rhetoric towards Iran on Wednesday (Reuters 12/7). Front running candidate Mitt Romney said that “covert and overt” actions are needed to pressure Iran. Candidate Jon Huntsman added that “you have to have all options on the table.” Presidential hopeful Michelle Bachman said “the Pentagon […]
Paying for the US-Iran Feud With Blood
In the summer of 2009, in the aftermath of the elections, there was obviously a lot going on in Iran. But one of the things that I remember made everyone hold their breaths in those months is probably not what you’re assuming right now. On July 15 2009, an Iranian passenger jet – a Russian-made […]
Is the Sanctions Debate Justifying the Military Option?
This post originally appeared at InsideIran.org. To an outsider, it may seem like Washington is united in favor of imposing new sanctions on Iran. But, like in Iran itself, the internal wrangling over this question among Washington policymakers is much more complex and divided by factions than one may assume. Congressional leaders from both parties […]
NIAC 2010 Conference Video: Iran at a Crossroads
In case you missed our livestream video, here is the full conference video, available for viewing. We apologize for the beginning part being cut off, we experienced some technical difficulties at the start (but it gets better!) [vodpod id=Video.3209888&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%2F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D5333531] more about “NIAC 2010 Conference Video: Iran at a…“, posted with vodpod
Iran at a Crossroads – LIVESTREAMING Here
UPDATE: It’s confirmed, we’ll be Livestreaming our conference here at niacINsight tomorrow. So tune in between 9:00 and 2:00 to see what’s happening! Iran used to be a pretty black-and-white issue. You either wanted war, or not. Diplomacy, or not. Regime change, or not. Those days of simple choices between two clear opposites–they’re long gone. […]
“The Bakhtiari Alphabet” to be screened at GW tonight
George Washington University and Georgetown University’s Iranian Cultural Societies will be screening “The Bakhtiari Alphabet” documentary at 7.30 PM in the Amphitheater at GW. The film follows the nomadic Bakhtiari tribe, located in southwestern Iran. The film is directed by filmmaker Reza Ghadiani and Professor Cima Sedigh. From the film’s press release: “The Bakhtiari Alphabet” […]
Say No to Iranian Deportation Bill – Deadline Tomorrow
As you know, Congressman Gresham Barrett (R-SC) announced last week that he plans to introduce shameful legislation (the STEP Act) instituting the mass deportation of Iranians and blocking Iranians from visiting the US. This bill would tear apart families and force all Iranians who have visas for work or school to be expelled from the […]
Freer and Sackler Galleries’ 14th Annual Iranian Film Festival Debuts
In conjunction with the Falnama: The Book of Omens exhibit, the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Galleries’ 14th Annual Iranian Film Festival features five new films and a special presentation by Abbas Kiarostami. The film festival runs all month from January 8 to February 21 and is organized by Carter Long of […]
Assassination attempt against Karroubi fails
There was an attempted assassination attempt against Mehdi Karroubi several hours ago, when the cleric and leading opposition figure arrived in Qazvin for a mourning ceremony of opposition supporters killed in protests. One of Karroubi’s family members gave this first-hand account to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: “Members of the Basij and […]