Richard Poirier, a prolific and populist cultural critic who founded a literary journal, Raritan: A Quarterly Review, and who was a founder of Library of America, the nonprofit publisher of American classics, died in Manhattan on Saturday. He was 83. Richard Poirier was last modified: August 19th, 2009 by andres […]
As an Iranian woman, I require big changes in order to convince myself that a change in president would mean an improvement of my basic rights as human being inside Iran. No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me / Lila Ghobady was last modified: July 27th, […]
June 28th, 2009 by Andrew Bostom | In 1919 Sadiqeh Dolatabadi (d. 1962), pictured above, published the first women’s periodical in Isfahan called Zaban-e Zanan (The Women’s Voice) which (unsurprisingly!) faced opposition from the Mullahs in Isfahan. Iranian Women Were Emancipated—on January 7, 1937 was last modified: July 7th, 2009 […]
Yes, it’s simple. From the outset, the regime targeted women, calculating that the patriarchal culture of the country would embrace the idea of an Islamic diktat that “put women in their place.” A tribute to Iranian women! was last modified: June 30th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Recent events in Iran have filled me with shock and mounting horror, and I send my heartfelt sympathies and support to all my friends and fans there who may have been caught up in what has become a huge international story. Chris de Burgh on Iran was last modified: June […]
It must engage in face-to-face dialogue with Iran. Distant criticism and transoceanic discourse make both sides lose credibility, fashioning a wild west stand-off out of what should be diplomatic talks. Post-Election Iran: What America Must Do Now/ Shirin Sadeghi was last modified: June 15th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
A new biography explains how Jind Kaur, last queen of the Punjab, died in Victorian London the woman who terrified the British Empire / By Jerome Taylor was last modified: May 27th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
At the age of 23, Hajj Sayyah embarked on a remarkable journey around the globe that would last for nearly 18 years. The first Iranian -American was last modified: March 25th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
“On the occasion of your New Year, I want you, the people and leaders of Iran, to understand the future that we seek. It’s a future with renewed exchanges among our people, and greater opportunities for partnership and commerce. It’s a future where the old divisions are overcome, where you […]
Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grant Each year, Human Rights Watch awards Hellman/Hammett grants to writers punished by their governments for expressing opposition views, Award for Persecuted Writers Given to Imprisoned Iranian was last modified: January 22nd, 2009 by mahnaz badihian