Necrolatry
Iran Celebrating Fadjr 2014
Iran Celebrating Fadjr 2014, the Islamic Revolution and the Necrolatry: In Iran, the elder generation has shut up. It has failed its children.
Censorship in Iran: Shut up! is one of the pillars of Political Islam. Beyond fear, self-censorship feeds corruption, hypocrisy, and violence. Hitherto, the Islamic Republic has consistently been one of the world’s worst perpetrators of crimes against journalists and information activists for the past four decades.
Apathy
Apathy, Slogans and Iranians
Yesterday, 11 Feb. 2014, was a day of apathy among Iranians. 35 years ago it was all turmoil and chaos, the world media covered the events minute by minute.
Amre be ma'aroof
Teachings of Ashura and Male-Chauvinism
Whatever the teachings of Ashura, it has been wasted on us. A gang of certified despots rule Iran. We have no courage to stand up to male-chauvinism.
All is politics
Brainwashing in Iran Backfires
The “pious Islamic society” is reactionary, authoritarian, nationalistic. It traps the population and the despots alike, but brainwashing in Iran backfires.
Funeral Diplomacy
Funeral Diplomacy of Iran
Funeral Diplomacy: Hassan Rouhani, the Star-President of the theocracy, cut short his NY visit to attend funerals in a show of Saudi-bashing.
Bargaining-chips
Dual-Nationals: The Bargaining-Chips
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her baby are the latest in a long list of ayatollahs’ hostages. Dual-national are their international bargaining-chips.
