Category Archives: Iran elections

Iran: Slogan Jamming

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Iran: Slogan Jamming”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThree things about the following video, which comes via Nico Pitney’s Iran blog at Huffington Post, need explanation: first, it’s obviously been made with a microcamera hidden on someone’s body. That speaks volumes about the … Continue reading →

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Is Khamenei On The Way Out?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Is Khamenei On The Way Out?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAmbassador Marc Ginsberg notes the tantalizing prospect that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei may be on his way out. Clerical infighting may have come to a head already: Ali Khamenei theoretically answers to … Continue reading →

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Islam and Democracy

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Islam and Democracy”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIf you put your cursor on the upward-pointing arrow in the bottom right corner, a little menu will pop up. Click on “CC” to read the captions in English. This is a representative of Iran’s … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Youth Challenge

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Iran’s Youth Challenge”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAs I’ve said before, what we’re seeing in Iran is not a new revolution but the long-delayed continuation of the old one. From HuffPo: Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution thirty years ago, Iran … Continue reading →

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Iran: a Tipping Point?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Iran: a Tipping Point?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAn amazing day in Iran, wasn’t it? If you’ve kept up with Nico Pitney’s amazing liveblog at HuffPo, then you already know there was a scuffle at the Majlis (parliament) in Tehran over attacks … Continue reading →

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Iran: Cleric Denounces Election

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Iran: Cleric Denounces Election”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFrom McClatchy DC: “No one in their right mind can believe” the official results from Friday’s contest, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said of the landslide victory claimed by Ahmadinejad. Montazeri accused the regime … Continue reading →

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Iran and its Revolutions

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Iran and its Revolutions”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailContrary to popular wisdom, Iran’s 1979 revolution was not led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was hijacked. A popular revolt against the Shah, 1978 ended with Marxists in Ché Guevara-outfits, middle-class bazaaris holding signs, … Continue reading →

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Iran: The Obama Effect?

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Iran: The Obama Effect?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailLet’s dispense with one thing up front: I don’t believe for a minute that Obama is some holy being here to save the world. That’s magical thinking. The only people who think that way … Continue reading →

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Weekly World News: Muslim Relations

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Weekly World News: Muslim Relations”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWell, after a couple of weeks’ hiatus I am finally bringing back this feature. My apologies for the delay; workplace demands have made it difficult to keep up with global news. But the … Continue reading →