The Iranian Diaspora’s New Political Awakening
There is change afoot in Iranian communities all across the globe. The Iranian Diaspora is coming of age politically, and nothing has helped propel this change more than the disputed presidential elections of June 2009 and the young Iranians who led the post-election unrest. Whereas once the Diaspora communities were psychologically fractured and plagued with […]
BBC Photo Essay on Young Tehranis
The BBC has published a short series of pictures taken by Iranian photographer Kian Amani of couples who meet on a park bench in Tehran. The pictures posted on the BBC website are only a sample of Amani’s larger exhibition, “Transit Tehran,” which is currently on display at the London School of Economics. The curator […]
Excitement builds as Iranians rush to polls
Excitement is in the air today in Iran as millions of people cast their vote in what is turning out to be an historic election. And the whole world is watching with keen interest for signs of a possible shift in Iran’s choice as their next President. Voter turnout today has been unprecedented, with a […]
Cutting off communication one messenger at a time
Microsoft has opted to participate in sanctioning Iran, but more so the Iranian people by cutting off Windows Live Messenger. As reported by ITP, Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea are all affected by the surprising move, with a company spokesperson clarifying to the media that: “Microsoft has discontinued providing Instant Messenger services in […]