Iran Liberalism

Protests erupted in more than 100 Iranian cities over the weekend, sparked by the governments decision to triple gasoline prices in a bid to fill a budget deficit. Demonstrators blocked traffic on major highways, burned posters of Iranian leaders in effigy, a…

Any actions that “foment insecurity” or threaten the “calm and tranquility” of Iranian society “will be dealt with decisively,” the IRGC said in a Monday statement published by the local media. The powerful security force did not further elaborate on what exa…

It all started with this book. I mean the way I have written my other books has been shaped by the process of writing this one. Like a life story, a book has its own murky history, shaped by complex circumstances, unexpected events, and strange coincidences. …

Swim Team Written by Jaber Ramezani. Directed by Aida Keykhaii. Until Nov. 17 at the Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W. theatrecentre.org or 416-538-0988 In a small landlocked Iranian town, with no body of water around, a coach teaches three young women to s…

LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 8 November 2019 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), (1) the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, is pleased to announce the fifth ESMO Asia Congress 2019. (2) Held 22-24 November 2019 at the Suntec Conven…

Irans resuming of uranium enrichment will be followed by similar steps every two months unless European states do more to save the countrys nuclear deal with international powers, one of the Tehrans senior diplomats has declared. Hamid Baeidinejad, the ambas…

The taste of love and the taste of hate are everywhere the same, said Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his newest film, Everybody Knows. Filmed in Spains lush wine country, this is a rich, full-bodied melodrama. Metaphors abound. At one point in the film…

The taste of love and the taste of hate are everywhere the same, said Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his newest film, Everybody Knows. Filmed in Spains lush wine country, this is a rich, full-bodied melodrama. Metaphors abound. At one point in the film…

Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps recently participated in a Jewish religious memorial ceremony for Jewish soldiers, a rare occurrence in a country that is widely accused of persecuting its minorities and which regularly threatens to wipe ou…

In this episode Reading Women will be talking about honorable mentions for the Reading Women Award. The co-hosts are Sachi Argabright, Jaclyn Masters, and Sumaiyya Naseem. Kendra Winchester: Well, welcome, everyone. I’m so excited to hear the books you have …