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by Rasmus Christian Elling. I’m sorry, but this deserves its own post. As I’ve mentioned earlier, there were rumors of presidential candidate and 72-year old revolutionary cleric Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Karubi’s meeting with a group of pop artists recently – among them the underground rapper Sâsi Mânkan (Sasy the Model). It is now more or less confirmed.
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A rather peculiar reference to a prominent nineteenth century philosopher made Mir Hossein Mousavi's letter to Ayatollah Montazeri of some urgent interest. More than three months into the post-electoral crisis of June 2009, the chief oppositional candidate, who had cried foul soon after the officially declared victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had written a letter to the aging Ayatollah soliciting his help and support for his idea to channel and lead what was now dubbed as the Green Movement in a purposeful direction. "The late Molla Mohsen Faiz Kashani," Mousavi reminded the Ayatollah of the prominent seventeenth century Shi'i philosopher (1598-1680), "in his Olfatnameh/Book of Affinities , considers the ultimate purpose of religious duties to be the attainment of social empathy and affinity/mohabbat va olfat-e ijtema'i .
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State news agency Irna said Iranian-American academic, Kian Tajbakhsh, was sentenced to 12 years in jail, while Iranian journalist Masoud Bastani was given six years. 'National crime' One hundred MPs from Iran's 290-member parliament made their complaint against Mr Mousavi in a letter to the chief prosecutor, Gholam Hossein Mohsen Ejeie, Irna reported. "The crime committed by Mousavi is a national crime and he has violated the rights of the Iranian people," it quoted MP Rasaie as saying.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran MPs demand action on Mousavi
Ahmadinejad has no Jewish roots | Meir Javedanfar | Comment is f
In June 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's meteoric rise from mayor of Tehran to president of one of the most influential countries in the Middle East took everyone by surprise. One of the main reasons for the astonishment was that so little was known about him. One recently published claim about his background comes from an article in the Daily Telegraph. Entitled " Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past ", it claims that his family converted to Islam after his birth. The claim is based on a number of arguments, a key one being that his previous surname was Sabourjian which "derives from weaver of the sabour, the name for the Jewish tallit shawl in Persia".
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past - Telegraph
"By making anti-Israeli statements he is trying to shed any suspicions about his Jewish connections. He feels vulnerable in a radical Shia society." A London-based expert on Iranian Jewry said that "jian" ending to the name specifically showed the family had been practising Jews. "He has changed his name for religious reasons, or at least his parents had," said the Iranian-born Jew living in London. "Sabourjian is well known Jewish name in Iran."Four years after Katie Couric introduced a woefully unprepared Sarah Palin to a national television audience in an unforgettable interview, the former vice presidential candidate and mega-media personality has been tapped by NBC’s “Today” show to face-off Tuesday morning against Couric in an inter-channel ratings race with ABC’s “Good Morning America” that lays bare the cutthroat nature of broadcast television.
Ben Smith: Political News and Analysis - POLITICO.com
Most of the attention – in Iran and here – has understandably been on the domestic politics of the Iranian election and its potential effect on international relations. But the outcome will also have fundamental implications for human rights in Iran. Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights lawyer who was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, described the current human rights situation in Iran in the above link. Although it is difficult to know where to begin with Iran’s recent human rights record, she focused on the treatment of women – in particular the young women who launched the One Million Signatures Campaign, a grass-roots movement to reform the legal system and educate the public about discrimination against women. They have been arrested in the hundreds, and many remain in jail simply for exercising their rights of free speech.
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Iran's police disperse Mousavi's protesting supporter_
TEHRAN, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran's police dispersed hundreds of supporters of presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi Saturday as they were protesting against the results that saw incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gain a landslide victory, a Xinhua reporter said. The protestors gathered outside Mousavi's campaign office in downtown Tehran and shouted slogans before the police came and dispersed them with batons. Ahmadinejad has gained 64.31 percent of the votes after 94 percent of the ballots have been counted, while reformist candidate Mousavi has gained 32.57 percent.
As Iran votes, all quiet on the western front | The Cable
Official Washington is laying low and saying little as tectonic plates appear to be shifting in the run-up to Iran's presidential elections, to be held Friday. Despite dramatic images this week of the largest campaign demonstrations taking place in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, including a human chain of as many as a million supporters for former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi , the leading opposition candidate, the Obama administration has remained largely silent. The last thing officials want to do is say anything to jinx a process underway in Iran whose outcome is entirely outside of their control -- and yet may ease one of their most pressing challenges.
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Victory for Mousavi or Enghelab-e Makhmali? « Iran in the Gulf
I'm riveted by the unfolding Iranian election campaign. Back in April, I organized a panel discussion on the election with a number of very keen observers of Iranian politics, and came away even more confused than before (not their fault!)... and I've been following the ups and downs of the debates and the energized public discourse as closely as I can. I don't know what's going to happen any more than anyone else does. But suppose that Mir Hossein Mousavi wins -- what might that do to regional politics? Most people have quite naturally focused upon the spark it could give to U.S.
Could there be a Mousavi Effect? | Marc Lynch
US Has ‘No Preference’ Whether Ahmadinejad Wins or Loses - Defen
how can you not take sides when a national election even more important than the one in the beginning of the week in lebanon will be taking place tomorrow in iran? obviously the u.s doesnt have its priorities straight if jimmy carter was in lebanon istead of iran. because now its revealed that hariri junior has no intention of negotiating peace with israel. we dont need lebanon anyways they are too inconsequential. Better to keep the enemy you know especially if he is outspoken about his plans The last thing Israel needs is a moder moderate SOUNDING preisdent in Iran.The USG Open Source Center summarizes Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s television appearance in which he defended his performance in the debates and reaffirmed the truth of the economic statistics he cited (which implied widespread prosperity and low unemployment, which nobody in Iran believed). Tehran Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Network 1 in Persian at 1820 GMT on 10 June began to broadcast a recorded election message by Iranian President Ahmadinezhad. Television allocated Ahmadinezhad time to record a message, in order to respond to remarks made against him by other election candidates in their live TV debates, in Ahmadinezhad’s absence. The other candidates were also allocated airtime, but all three opponents decided not to submit messages. Television allocated Ahmadinezhad a maximum length film of 20 minutes.
Informed Comment: Ahmadinejad Defends Himself on Iranian Televis
TEHRAN, June 10 (Reuters) - A senior Revolutionary Guard accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's pro-reform opponents on Wednesday of waging a "velvet revolution" in Iran, at the climax of a bitter presidential election campaign. The comments were a further escalation in a war of words after Ahmadinejad, facing a strong challenge from former Prime Minister Mirhossein Mousavi, accused his rivals of using Hitler-style smear tactics and said they could face jail.