After meeting their daughters on the 21st March 2013, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard had no meeting or telephone contact with any of their family members. According to a report published by the Kalameh website, the security forces not only don’t allow them to meet or call their daughters but also haven’t allowed […]
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Iranian nuclear negotiators arrive in Almaty
The Iranian delegation has arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in preparation for the latest meeting with the G5+1 to discuss nuclear concerns. Iran has been urged by Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief and chief negotiator for the G5+1, to respond to the package it was offered in the last round of talks. The […]
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 7: Beshr ibn al-Hareth
Beshr ibn al-Harethby Farid al-Din Attar Abu Nasr Beshr ibn al-Hareth al-Hafi was bornnear Merv c. 150(767) and was converted from alife of dissipation, studied Traditions in Baghdad,then abandoned formal learning for the life of amendicant, destitute, starving and barefoot. Hedied in Baghdad in 227 (841). He was admired byAhmad ibn Hanbal and respected by […]
Longtime Iranian political activist, Dr. Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyed Javadi Died
Veteran Iranian political activist Dr. Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyed Javadi (24 June 1917 – 31 March 2013), who co-founded the Freedom Movement, a nationalist-religious organization, has died at the age of 96 in Tehran on Sunday 11 Farvardin 1392 (31 March 2013)He was born into a clerical family in Qazvin on 24 June 1917. […]
Nursing mothers imprisoned: UN report details Iranian persecution of non-Muslims
Iran’s hard-line regime has intensified its violent crackdown on Christians and other religious minorities, even imprisoning nursing mothers for practicing their faith, according to a new UN report. The March report provides a rare, detailed view into the shocking treatment of Christians in Iran, where American Pastor Saeed Abedini is serving an eight-year sentence […]
The Iranian New Year: Nowruz
Introduction The oldest of Iranian traditions, Nowruz (also referred to as eyd-i sar-i sal and eyd-i sal-i now) recalls the cosmological and mythological times of Iran. Its founder is a deputy of Ahura Mazda on earth, a position that imparts to him and the celebration a spiritual dimension and a particular sense of secular authority. […]
Haji Firouz heralds Iranian New Year
Haji Firouz is the most famous traditional folk entertainer who appears in the streets in the days preceding Norouz (Iranian New Year starting on March 21, 2013) . Entertaining passersby by singing traditional songs, dancing and playing his tambourine for a few coins, Haji Firouz rarely knocks on a door, but begins his performance […]
600 journalists working with foreign powers, says Iranian intelligence minister
The Iranian security forces have dealt a heavy blow to a network of 600 journalists operating against the regime, says the country’s intelligence minister.
Financial trends have shrunk Iranian purchasing power
Iranians’ purchasing power has declined by 72 percent in the past eight years, according to the daily Iranian newspaper Shargh.
Iranian Protesters Clash With Police Over Water Rights
ISFAHAN, Iran-Protesters in the Iranian town of Varzaneh clashed with police this week after more than a month of demonstrations against the government’s diversion of water from central Isfahan Province to other regions.