Left Outside the Circle: Iranians and Google+
The newly launched Google social network service called Google+ has created a major buzz online, but has also sparked many questions (and some answers). Why do we need another social network? What does it have to offer more than Twitter and Facebook? But for Iranians, there is an even bigger question: will I even be allowed […]
Why are these men wearing hijabs?
You might have seen pictures such as this, of a man wearing a hijab and dressed like a woman, don’t let them fool you, they are not among the many who make Iran the second largest country of transsexuals; rather, they are campaigning for the release of Majid Tavakoli. Tavakoli was arrested on Students Day, […]
To Twitter or Not to Twitter
“It was Sullivan who famously proclaimed ‘The Revolution Will Be Twittered’ and called Twitter ‘the critical tool for organizing the resistance in Iran,’” writes Evgeny Morozov a Foreign Policy blogger and Georgetown University Fellow. “It is easy to see why so many pundits accepted this narrative: they had seen something similar before,” he continues, referring […]
Iranian Government Targets Opposition Worldwide
The Wall Street Journal reported today on an extremely troubling development in the Iranian government’s efforts to silence its critics in the continued aftermath of the disputed June elections–the regime is reportedly attempting to extend its crackdown beyond Iran’s borders to the Iranian diaspora abroad. “Interviews with roughly 90 ordinary Iranians abroad — college students, […]
Save Persepolis Artifacts!
NIAC has created a group on Facebook entitled “Save Persepolis Artifacts!” Priceless 2,500 year old Persian tablets – currently on display at some of America’s preeminent institutions – may be put up for auction as plaintiffs seek to recover court-awarded damages against the Iranian government. NIAC has been following developments in the case closely and […]