Tehran's Bazaar
2009-08-03 10:47:00 One of the probably hundreds of alleys that make up the Bazaar. Tehran's main Bazaar is huge. Built on narrow sidewalks, it's about as traditionally Iranian as you can get. There's a Perisan saying about Tehran's Bazaar that goes: you can find/buy anything "from chicken milk to human life." (It sounds better in Persian, trust me.) In many ways, the Bazaar is a reflection of an Iran in transition. There are countless stores that have been "in the family" for generations. And yet, although materials are still carried throughout the Bazaar in old fahioned carts, the materials range from dvd players, to western clothes, to stereo players and flashy sunglasses. The Bazaar is bustling with endless activity and amazing...
Tehran's Lighter Side
2009-06-27 12:35:00 Many people may know Tehran as the political capital of Iran -- perhaps more recently as the center of chaos -- but the city also has many cultural, historical, and (of course) political attractions.In my past week in Tehran, I've visited some of these sites. It's been a little challenging being in in the capital and these trips had to be coordinated to make sure I would not run into any violence. While there definitely have been riots in Tehran since I arrived, they've been on a much smaller scale with a lot more violence. I've seen some pretty rough beat downs (of both sides) and was not eager to get back into the fray.However, I think it's just as...
Iran Outrages Show Importance of Film and Other Evidence Against Oppression
2009-06-25 13:53:00 The violent suppression by security forces in Iran, just as the oppression practised on a vast scale by China, reminds one of the importance of photographic exposure of various kinds of abuses. Techology is at the forefront in exposing outrages against and oppression of human beings. Witness Iran right at this moment. As a result of BBC, Doordarshan and other footage, fake miracles of Sathya Sai Baba have been exposed
The Mood in Tehran
2009-06-22 10:29:00 I've been watching some news via satellite in Tehran, although only Al Jazeera and BBC were broadcasting last night. The areas of Tehran I visited which usually have protests were not filled with any protestors yesterday. It's hard to tell where the protests are going at this point, but without a doubt they're getting deadlier and deadlier. Now, the next step will be to hear the decision of the Guardian Council's 10% recount of disputed ballots. The recount is taking place with representatives of presidential nominees present. While this seems legitimate, I don't think this will appease protestors -- it will be impossible to remove all doubt. This morning's Tehran Times, an english publication inside Iran, had this following headline: "Candidates and followers are different from rioters: Larijani." Larijani...
What's Happening in Tehran
2009-06-21 10:29:00 I didn't attend any street demonstrations yesterday, but there was definitely a heavy police presence in certain parts of Tehran. Ayatollah Khamenei had told demonstrators to yield, but some still hit the streets, although in much fewer numbers.At this point the demonstrations have broken down into violent street battles, losing any semblance they might have had to peaceful mass demonstrations.So what conclusions can we draw from what's happening? Can we boil it down to a fight for "greater freedoms" vs. tradition? That may be a factor, but the situation is much more nuanced than that.These elections show that all political systems are different and to believe we can chart "democratic progress" in Iran by U.S. standards is just plain wrong....
Good Afternoon Tehran
2009-06-20 08:48:00 It's Saturday afternoon here in Tehran. I arrived in here late last night and toured the areas of Tehran that have usually held protests, with no sign of demonstrations or Mousavi supporters.The Mousavi camp had previously planned on having a mass rally in Tehran today, but since Ayatollah Khamenei's sermon yesterday essentially telling demonstrators to wrap it up and choose more peaceful means, it's unclear what will happen.While Khamenei stated people have a right to protest and file complaints, he denounced the violence that usually came with the demonstrations. If the protests today happen, it's absolutely important that the protestors don't start fires, both literally and metaphorically.It's good to be back in Tehran, though, where the epicenter of the post-election...
Tehran - another experience
2009-06-01 09:56:00 4am - plane touched ATKH airport. I wonder why emirates do not announce it as Ayatollah Khomeini airport but just as a Tehran airport. Well before a visitor gets a glimpse of Iran, all passengers are made to walk through a long corridor whose width is barely enough for one's girth and hand luggage. Either side of the corridor has a wall that stretches up to the ceiling. Only couple of emergency glass doors on the left side alleviates the fear of any stampede if some untoward incident were to happen. On either side of the walls lie protruding camera lenses. Rhythmic stamping of 400 odd feet in combination of click-clack of luggage caster wheels made me wonder if I was a part of some rebel group who was being taken for an execution at wee hours.In my previous visits to Iran, I did not encounter any problem with my visa but this time their computer did not have our names. That meant spending another hour at the window that would open and close by the whims of a visa issuer acro...
By: goggly
Hosein Kaffash
2009-02-01 19:14:00 I The street was already clear from yesterday?s snow though patches still reflected luminous white from the bare earth of the mountainside. The brushes, tins, knives and rubber heels in Hosein?s wooden cart rattled as its wheels stuttered over the gravel left behind from the salt trucks. A Peykan taxi trundled past in low gear, pulling its thick steel carcass up the hill without complaint like a passive mule. Snow had again not been forthcoming this year, the extended autumn was proving as dry and bright as the summer. Though his grandfather?s orchard in the north had been sold long ago, out of habit, Hosein wondered whether the mild winter would snap suddenly and decisively like the year before and throttle the unripe fruit of the orange trees. Up ahead, a four-wheel drive attempted a handbrake turn but could only manage a disappointing two metre skid, grinding the gravel into the unrelenting asphalt with a scrape. The gleaming hulk sped away and Hosein could again hear the rattle ...
By: Iran Visitor
Ashura 2009
2009-01-09 00:11:00 (c) William YongIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran
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Short Cuts: Ta'arof
2009-01-08 23:49:00 The two men ordered their kebabs and the waiter motioned for them to sit at a simple formica table. The tiny kebab restaurant was busy this evening on the eve of Eid-e Ghadir.Outside the first snow of the year was falling gently on the glossy black streets. One of the men adjusted the position of a steel frame chair and sat. It was a tactical slip which allowed his friend to open the play in a classic ta?arof gambit.?Right, so why don?t I go next door and get us some fresh juice, what?ll you have??Taken by surprise, the seated man had no option but to come back at his friend with a rather cliched rejoinder, ?thank you sir, but please be my guest.? His predictably vain attempt to get up and beat his opponent to the door was stopped by his friend?s outstretched arm.?Come now, I won?t hear of it, let me this time, melon? pomegranate? These are on me,? the standing man said as he turned and made for the exit. Perhaps his move for the door was a fraction of a second premature.?Ok, ok,? t...
By: Iran Visitor
Recycling in Tehran
2009-01-02 05:40:00 Collecting recyclable materials in Tehran for money is undertaken by a small army of economic migrants from Iran's outlying regions and neighbouring nations such as Afghanistan.Garbage in Tehran amounts to approximately 70% of the total waste produced in Iran. Plastic accounted for over 9% of this total in 2003 and is growing as a percentage of the whole. 2,355,740 tons of solid waste were produced in the capital in 2003, with much of it dumped in the Kahrizak landfill.© Iran VisitorIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsrecycling Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Hosseinieh
2008-12-14 07:23:00 Hosseinieh are like religious clubs. They get especially packed during the Ashura festival when men pack in to pound their chests while listening to intense, repetitive music.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsHosseinieh Ashura
By: Iran Visitor
Tehran Joob
2008-11-26 05:10:00 Water which flows from the Alborz Mountains runs through Tehran in a network of joob, which are deep gutters that line most north-south running streets. Plenty of trash gets dumped in on the way and they often get blocked.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsJoob Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Tehran Joob
2008-11-26 05:10:00 Water which flows from the Alborz Mountains runs through Tehran in a network of joob, which are deep gutters that line most north-south running streets. Plenty of trash gets dumped in on the way and they often get blocked.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsJoob Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Thursday Night at the Bakery
2008-10-22 18:47:00 I?m sitting on the step in the last of the evening light, waiting in a queue of around five. It?s mostly men in the evenings, wives will be at home preparing dinner. It?s also the first day of the weekend, so tonight, demand for fresh ?naan sangak? - a wholesome flat bread cooked on hot pebbles - is high.Little brother scoots past my knees carrying a bundle of separated newspaper pages, ready for customers to grab to wrap their hot bread. The family business starts from the littlest one up on this Thursday evening shift. Inside, a boy not much older retrieves the cooked bread on a spatula as it appears on the revolving stone plate which carries them through the oven. The lad?s stout frame suggests he?s the older brother of the chubby little newspaper boy. His advantage in years puts him one step closer to the production end of the family business.At peak times you won?t find a single Tehran bakery without waiting customers spilling into the street outside. Mass-produced bread is ava...
By: Iran Visitor
Thursday Night at the Bakery
2008-10-22 18:47:00 I?m sitting on the step in the last of the evening light, waiting in a queue of around five. It?s mostly men in the evenings, wives will be at home preparing dinner. It?s also the first day of the weekend, so tonight, demand for fresh ?naan sangak? - a wholesome flat bread cooked on hot pebbles - is high.Little brother scoots past my knees carrying a bundle of separated newspaper pages, ready for customers to grab to wrap their hot bread. The family business starts from the littlest one up on this Thursday evening shift. Inside, a boy not much older retrieves the cooked bread on a spatula as it appears on the revolving stone plate which carries them through the oven. The lad?s stout frame suggests he?s the older brother of the chubby little newspaper boy. His advantage in years puts him one step closer to the production end of the family business.At peak times you won?t find a single Tehran bakery without waiting customers spilling into the street outside. Mass-produced bread is ava...
By: Iran Visitor
Milad Telecommunications Tower
2008-10-10 16:51:00 The Milad Telecommunications Tower (Borj-e Milad) opened this week in Tehran. At 435m, the tower is the 4th largest in the world.Designed by architect, Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafezi, the tower is part of the new Tehran International Trade and Convention Center. The tower has restaurants at the top with amazing views of Tehran below.The Milad Tower is designed to withstand earthquakes of 7.5 on the Richter scale.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsMilad Tower Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Milad Telecommunications Tower
2008-10-10 16:51:00 The Milad Telecommunications Tower (Borj-e Milad) opened this week in Tehran. At 435m, the tower is the 4th largest in the world.Designed by architect, Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafezi, the tower is part of the new Tehran International Trade and Convention Center. The tower has restaurants at the top with amazing views of Tehran below.The Milad Tower is designed to withstand earthquakes of 7.5 on the Richter scale.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsMilad Tower Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
South Khorasan Province
2008-09-12 10:12:00 South Khorasan Province is located in the extreme east of Iran bordering Afghanistan. The main towns of the province are: the provincial capital Birjand, Ferdows and Gonabad.The previous province of Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it was divided in 2004 into North Khorasan, South Khorasan and Ravazi Khorasan.Birjand has a population of approximately 160,000 inhabitants and Birjand Airport has flights to Tehran and Mashhad.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
South Khorasan Province
2008-09-12 10:12:00 South Khorasan Province is located in the extreme east of Iran bordering Afghanistan. The main towns of the province are: the provincial capital Birjand, Ferdows and Gonabad.The previous province of Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it was divided in 2004 into North Khorasan, South Khorasan and Ravazi Khorasan.Birjand has a population of approximately 160,000 inhabitants and Birjand Airport has flights to Tehran and Mashhad.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Ardabil Province
2008-06-18 03:55:00 Ardabil (also spelled Ardebil) Province is located in the north west corner of Iran, bordering Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. The city of Ardabil is the capital of the province.Being cooler than the rest of the country, Ardabil attracts many tourists especially in the hot summer months.There are flights from Tehran and Tabriz to Ardabil Airport, 11km from downtown Ardabil. There are buses from Ardabil to Tehran, Tabriz (4 hours), Qazvin (7 hours) and Rasht (4 hours).Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsArdabil Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Ardabil Province
2008-06-18 03:55:00 Ardabil (also spelled Ardebil) Province is located in the north west corner of Iran, bordering Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. The city of Ardabil is the capital of the province.Being cooler than the rest of the country, Ardabil attracts many tourists especially in the hot summer months.There are flights from Tehran and Tabriz to Ardabil Airport, 11km from downtown Ardabil. There are buses from Ardabil to Tehran, Tabriz (4 hours), Qazvin (7 hours) and Rasht (4 hours).Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsArdabil Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Biodiversity loss can dent world economy, study warns - Tehran Times
2008-05-25 03:34:00 Biodiversity loss can dent world economy, study warnsTehran Times, Iran - 4 hours agoA new study warns that destroying the diversity of animal and plant life can have serious repercussions for the world economy, with the poor bearing the ...
"Iran busts CIA terror network," Tehran Times, May 18, 2008
2008-05-25 03:31:00 Here is an important story that to my knowledge has not been reported in the main stream North American media media. What a surprise. I am providing two links to the story because as noted below access to the Tehran Times story is reportedly being blocked. I tried to access it and I was not... Click on the headlines to read the full story!
How Tehran wants to fix the world - Asia Times Online
2008-05-22 12:37:00 Telegraph.co.ukHow Tehran wants to fix the worldAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 47 minutes ago... and first and foremost clarifies our understanding of the nature of some of the most important problems in the world today - on political, security, ...Iran Urges World to Stand up to US Lies Fars News AgencyIs an attack on Iran a big risk? Ha'aretzIran's surprise package tests waters Asia Times Onlineall 451 news articles
How Tehran wants to fix the world - Asia Times Online
2008-05-22 12:37:00 How Tehran wants to fix the worldAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 6 hours ago... and first and foremost clarifies our understanding of the nature of some of the most important problems in the world today - on political, security, ...
Iran among world?s 9 producers of iodine - Tehran Times
2008-05-17 15:58:00 Iran among world?s 9 producers of iodineTehran Times, Iran - 3 hours agoIran has joined Russia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Chile, the US, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan as the 9 producers of iodine in the world.
More trouble for Tehran at home
2008-05-13 19:48:00 Further to my last week's article in the Middle East Times regarding Iran's internal rebellion, the newsletter The Croissan t (available for a small fee) reported that Khameini’s representative in Eastern Iran was murdered. Indeed after the trouble in Baluchistan, the following story seems to confirm a trend of minorities rebelling against Tehran. Indeed The Croissant reported that Sheikh Abbassian Abbas, the Supreme Leader’s representative in Taybad (a city located near the Afghan border)...(read more)
[MIDDLE EAST] International Atomic Energy Agency holding talks in Tehran
2008-05-12 17:56:00 A regular round of talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iranian representatives started in Tehran behind closed doors on Monday, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported. Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, who heads the Iranian delegation,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: ENERGY BLOG
Global market an illusion in a semi-globalized world, expert says - Tehran
2008-05-11 09:37:00 Global market an illusion in a semi-globalized world, expert saysTehran Times, Iran - 3 hours agoEconomist Pankaj Ghemawat believes that for businesses to be successful in what he calls the ""semi-globalized&quo-t;" world, they need to pay attention more to ...
Iran: Tehran Set To Reject Nuclear Incentives Offer By World Powers - Radio
2008-05-05 13:54:00 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyIra-n: Tehran Set To Reject Nuclear Incentives Offer By World PowersRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibe-rty, Czech Republic - 26 minutes agoHe said Iran would not give up the program, which world powers fear will be used to build nuclear weapons. ?It is a national duty not to fear any sanction,? ...
Iran: Tehran Set To Reject Nuclear Incentives Offer By World Powers - Radio
2008-05-05 13:54:00 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyIra-n: Tehran Set To Reject Nuclear Incentives Offer By World PowersRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibe-rty, Czech Republic - 26 minutes agoHe said Iran would not give up the program, which world powers fear will be used to build nuclear weapons. ?It is a national duty not to fear any sanction,? ...
Iran: Tehran Set To Reject Nuclear Incentives Offer By World Powers - Radio
2008-05-05 13:54:00 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyIra-n: Tehran Set To Reject Nuclear Incentives Offer By World PowersRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibe-rty, Czech Republic - 6 hours agoHe said Iran would not give up the program, which world powers fear will be used to build nuclear weapons. ?It is a national duty not to fear any sanction,? ...World powers are preparing a new incentives offer to Iran to end ... Jewish Telegraphic AgencyWorld powers agree new offer to Iran in nuclear stand-off AFPIran rejects world-powers' incentives Melbourne Herald SunAFPall 369 news articles
Tehran complains to UN about Clinton?s ?obliterate Iran? remarks
2008-05-02 12:21:00 sudhan @12:27 CET Global Research, May 1, 2008 RIA Novosti Iran has sent a letter of complaint to the UN over comments made last week by Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton that the U.S. would be able to ‘totally obliterate” the Islamic Republic if it were to ever launch a nuclear strike on Israel. Clinton made the remarks ...
By: Suzie-Q
GEOPOLITIC: Iran - Pakistan to finalize peace pipeline project. Mahmoud Ahm
2008-04-30 11:27:00 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday high ranking Iranian and Pakistani officials are to finalized Peace pipeline project soon. In an exclusive interview with Pakistan's state TV channel, the Iranian president referred to fruitful talks with Pakistani officials and expressed the hope that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: ENERGY BLOG
Seven Ancient Tehran Synagogues Razed; Neighbors Protest
2008-04-22 21:03:00 In the once-Jewish neighborhood of Oudlajan in Tehran, seven ancient synagogues have been razed to the ground in recent weeks to make way for residential skyscrapers and other urban renovation. The municipality denies it is behind the destruction of the synagogues, several of which had previously been declared national cultural Aside from the synagogues, developers also destroyed two historical mosques in the neighborhood.heritage sites by the Iranian government."These buildings, which were part of our cultural, artistic and architectural heritage were burnt to the ground," said Ahmad Mohit Tabatabaii, the director of the International Council of Museums' (ICOM) office in Tehran. More...
Food production must benefit world?s poor: UN-backed scientists - Tehran Ti
2008-04-18 20:11:00 Contre InfoFood production must benefit world?s poor: UN-backed scientistsTehran Times, Iran - 1 hour agoTEHRAN (UNIC) -- A United Nations-backed group of over 400 scientists is calling for a radical change to the way the world grows food to better serve the ...Dominic Lawson: Feed the world? Tear down trade barriers and let ... IndependentChange in farming can feed world - report GuardianFarm reform is key to battling hunger Reuters AlertNetDaily Mailall 65 news articles
Baluchestan and Iran
2008-04-08 20:06:00 IranVisitor recently took a trip to Baluchestan is a pretty traditional place compared to Tehran. Wherever we were received as guests women and men were strictly separated. I attended a wedding without even seeing the bride.When I saw women and girls in the streets they were often wearing black chadors loosely draped over outfits like these. But the black covering never fully hid the bright colours beneath. It was just one of so many ways that Baluchestan reminded me of India and showed me more clearly than ever that Iran is a diverse country and is essentially nothing without this diversity.Baluchis are not separatists by any means. The Baluchi people are a relatively new ethnic group and accept their position sandwiched between the two great civilisations of Iran and India. Baluchis from Pakistan seem to have no problem crossing the border into Iran where they find plenty of work and higher wages. Unfortunately, some of the lawlessness of Pakistan also makes it over to Iran and th...
By: Iran Visitor
Baluchestan and Iran
2008-04-08 20:06:00 IranVisitor recently took a trip to Baluchestan is a pretty traditional place compared to Tehran. Wherever we were received as guests women and men were strictly separated. I attended a wedding without even seeing the bride.When I saw women and girls in the streets they were often wearing black chadors loosely draped over outfits like these. But the black covering never fully hid the bright colours beneath. It was just one of so many ways that Baluchestan reminded me of India and showed me more clearly than ever that Iran is a diverse country and is essentially nothing without this diversity.Baluchis are not separatists by any means. The Baluchi people are a relatively new ethnic group and accept their position sandwiched between the two great civilisations of Iran and India. Baluchis from Pakistan seem to have no problem crossing the border into Iran where they find plenty of work and higher wages. Unfortunately, some of the lawlessness of Pakistan also makes it over to Iran and th...
By: Iran Visitor
National Museum of Iran Tehran
2008-03-26 04:10:00 The National Museum of Iran in central Tehran is not to be missed on any visit to the capital.The original building of the museum, which houses the pre-Islamic exhibits dates from the 1930s and was designed by French architect, Andre Godard.Building 1 of the museum houses artifacts ranging from Iran's prehistoric past to the Elamite, Achaemenid and Parthian periods.Image © Camille-Helene Lemouchoux & IranVisitor.comIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
National Museum of Iran Tehran
2008-03-26 04:10:00 The National Museum of Iran in central Tehran is not to be missed on any visit to the capital.The original building of the museum, which houses the pre-Islamic exhibits dates from the 1930s and was designed by French architect, Andre Godard.Building 1 of the museum houses artifacts ranging from Iran's prehistoric past to the Elamite, Achaemenid and Parthian periods.Image © Camille-Helene Lemouchoux & IranVisitor.comIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran
By: Iran Visitor
Shiraz promotes World Poetry Day with week-long conference - Tehran Times
2008-03-16 20:54:00 Shiraz promotes World Poetry Day with week-long conferenceTehran Times, Iran - 2 hours agoTEHRAN -- Shiraz is celebrating World Poetry Day (March 21) during a week-long conference which commenced on March 16. The only city in the country which ...
A deluded Wall Street threatens the world economy - Tehran Times
2008-03-16 20:35:00 Ottawa CitizenA deluded Wall Street threatens the world economyTehran Times, Iran - 2 hours agoIt is an epic tragedy whose ramifications are bound to impact on Britain and the rest of the world, beginning with the sanguine economic assumptions - of ...Bear Stearns sends shudder through world New Zealand HeraldThe Wall Street intervention that should worry the world Financial TimesFears for world economy as major US bank bailed out Irish Independentall 2,402 news articles
A deluded Wall Street threatens the world economy - Tehran Times
2008-03-16 20:35:00 The ProvinceA deluded Wall Street threatens the world economyTehran Times, Iran - 8 hours agoIt is an epic tragedy whose ramifications are bound to impact on Britain and the rest of the world, beginning with the sanguine economic assumptions - of ...Bear Stearns sends shudder through world New Zealand HeraldThe Wall Street intervention that should worry the world Financial TimesFears for world economy as major US bank bailed out Irish IndependentThe Associated Press - Washington Postall 4,271 news articles
Artist donates world?s longest Holy Quran scroll to Razavi Library - Tehran
2008-03-15 22:46:00 Artist donates world?s longest Holy Quran scroll to Razavi LibraryTehran Times, Iran - 1 hour agoTEHRAN -- The world?s longest scroll of the Holy Quran inscribed by Tabrizi artist Esmaeil Hamed-Ghazani has been donated to the Astan-e Qods Razavi Library ...
HYPOCRISY: Tehran Police Chief Arrested During Raid On Brothel
2008-03-13 20:22:00 If you think the Eliot Spitzer affair is a scandal, your missing out on a sweet story of Islamic hypocrisy oozing out of Iran. Tehran’s Chief of Police who recently led a crackdown on women for not following the Islamic dress code and eroding public morality was arrested during a raid on a brothel. General Reza Zarhei, ...
HYPOCRISY: Tehran Police Chief Arrested During Raid On Brothel
2008-03-13 19:31:00 If you think the Eliot Spitzer affair is a scandal, your missing out on a sweet story of Islamic hypocrisy oozing out of Iran. Tehran’s Chief of Police who recently led a crackdown on women for not following the Islamic dress code and eroding public morality was arrested during a raid on a brothel. General Reza Zarhei, ...
By: The Hot Joints
Tehran-Jakarta cooperation benefits Islamic world
2008-03-10 02:43:00 Iran-Indonesia-Ambassador President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran and Indonesia have common interests and viewpoints in the Islamic world and international arena, so expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Jakarta benefits both nations, Islamic world and human community. According to the report of Presidential Office Information Center on Saturday, President Ahmadinejad, after receiving new Indonesian ambassador credentials, said the ...
By: Indonesia First
Tehran Demands US Apology
2008-02-28 16:59:00 Iran’s Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki urged the United States to apologize for its false statements about Iran’s nuclear program and admit it made incorrect asessments in discussing nuclear programs in his nation. Mottaki was proud the UN International Atomic Energy Agency supportted its contention that no nuclear bomb program was in operation. Mohammaed AlBaradei ... |
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