When political analysts fail

Published March 15, 2011 | 2 responses so far
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… and take a joke way too seriously. An article in Foreign Policy a couple of days ago made me chuckle and I thought I’d share. The article is about former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani who was recently deposed from his position as the head of the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership in
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Marzieh Ghiasi

My Carnation Revolution

Published April 25, 2010 | 7 responses so far
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« Back to part 1 | Speaking of revolutionary thinking, today, April 25th is also the anniversary of Portugal’s 1974 Carnation Revolution, which took place five years before the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The Carnation Revolution was a single day culmination of a long struggle, but was notable in that in its last stages the
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Marzieh Ghiasi

All roads lead to Persepolis

Published April 16, 2010 | 2 responses so far
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All roads lead to Persepolis. Via National Geographic (Photo by James Blair)

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Sleepwalkers

Published March 03, 2010 | No responses yet
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Pillars inside Masjid-e-Vakil constructed in 1773. Shiraz, Iran. We were once sleepwalkers, wandering through days entangled with memories of the past and visions of the future, in a hazy delirium of what was and what might be, unconscious of what is.

Marzieh Ghiasi