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Opinion: Stoning and Iran's Descent Into Barbarity

(Aug. 10) -- My father was born in Iran and remains firmly attached to his Iranian heritage. He loves the food, the music, the language and the culture. It is something that I have witnessed with most Iranian exiles. Their country travels with them wherever they go. And why not? Iran was once one of the world's greatest...

Iran's Opposition Leader Accused in 1988 Massacre

(June 9) -- This Saturday marks the first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election, which the opposition claims was rigged to guarantee the victory of the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. For many people across the world, the runner-up in that flawed vote, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has become a symbol of hope and...

Iran's Opposition Finds Imaginative Ways to Protest

LONDON (Jan. 13) -- The Iranian regime's efforts to crush anti-government protests by brutally cracking down on street protests and blocking anti-government Web sites have only encouraged the opposition to find new ways to spread dissent. And their latest tactic – defacing bank notes with slogans like "Death to the...

444 Days: The Iranian Hostage Crisis Remembered

Thirty years ago today, hundreds of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iran, took 66 Americans hostage, and set off an international incident whose consequences still affect us today. In its November edition, GQ magazine presents an exhaustive oral history of the hostage crisis, gathered by 10 reporters from...

Background on Ayatollah Khomeini

Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (, , 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.

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