How to understand Iran’s supreme leader. By Global Public Square staff One of the most powerful leaders in the world once said this: “Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables is the best novel that has ever been written in history ...
I have said over and over again, go read [it] once. Les Miserables is a book of sociology, a book of history, a book of criticism, a divine book, a book of love and feeling.” Who said those words? This revelation is part of an important essay in the new edition of Foreign Affairs, by the Iranian dissident and writer Akbar Ganji. Remember, Khamenei has been in power in Iran since the beginning. Ganji's essay describes an Iranian leader who for much of his early career was deeply hostile toward the West and the United States. The young Khamenei was first and foremost a scholar of Islam and its role in society. More from GPS: Time ripe for Iran reset The books Khamenei likes are all critiques of Western society, for the way it has treated the poor or African Americans or native Americans.
Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani Fast Facts. The Iranian threat isn’t nuclear – it’s political. During the eight years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency, Iran has become an increasingly dangerous place.
That danger, however, is not posed by nuclear weapons – which remain an uncertain and, at worst, long-term threat – but more urgently from Iran’s own self-imposed collapse. Far worse than Mr. Ahmadinejad’s comic-book sabre-rattling at Israel and the West, worse than his increasingly ineffective support of extremists and demagogues, has been his effect on his own country. A decade ago, Iran was a hopeful place, moving away from the excesses of its theocratic revolution and into the outer edges of normalcy and co-operative relations with the world. The Ahmadinejad era reversed that, plunging the country into self-isolation, poverty, mismanagement and paranoia. That era is about to end. This time, Iranians will be voting out of anger. There are strong indications that Iranians have lost all patience with their clerical masters.
Every Iranian feels the pain of the Ahmadinejad years. Text Messages With Name Of Ahmadinejad Aide Blocked/Unblocked In Iran - Pale Moon. The Iran News Network website, which is affiliated with the country’s government, reported on April 5 that SMS messages containing the last name of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s top aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, were blocked in Iran.
The filtering was reportedly removed several hours after the story was published. The website reported that those who sent text messages containing the word “Mashaei” received a message confirming that their text was delivered. However those messages reportedly never went through. It is not clear which organ was behind the move. Many believe Mashaei, whose daughter is married to Ahmadinejad’s son, is being groomed by the Iranian president as his potential successor. READ NEXT: Iran's President to Hold Large Rally Amid Speculation About His Successor Filtered content often indicates what is considered a “sensitive” issue in the Islamic republic. "I don’t want to call it censorship, but sometimes some words result in text messages not going through," he said. Meeting politique : Ahmadinejad fait un bide. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, jeudi 18 avril, dans le stade Azadi à Téhéran.Photo : Arman Amiri Mahmoud Ahmadinejad aurait souhaité rassembler 100 000 personnes, jeudi 18 avril, dans le stade Azadi, à Téhéran.
Or son objectif n'a pas été atteint, à en croire plusieurs témoignages et des vidéos publiés sur les réseaux sociaux. Le reportage de la télévision officielle montre également un stade presque vide. Selon un journaliste iranien, qui a publié le récit de cette journée sur son blog, "60 000 personnes" au maximum ont participé à ce rassemblement. "Alors que le premier étage [du stade] était complet, seulement 10 % du deuxième étage était rempli", explique-t-il. Des bus transportant des participants à cette cérémonie.Photo : Arman Amiri Organisé à l'initiative de Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ce meeting avait officiellement pour objectif de remercier tous les acteurs impliqués dans le tourisme en Iran.
La vidéo ci-dessus montre un groupe composé de filles et de garçons présents dans le stade. Aweisburd (webradius) sur Twitter. Iran's Leader Embraces Facebook; Fellow Iranians Are Blocked. Hide captionIranian authorities are using cyberpolice units to crack down on people who try to access banned websites, including social media sites such as Facebook.
Here, Iranians use computers at an Internet cafe in Tehran in January. Vahid Salemi/AP. Right Turn - Ahmadinejad shows who is in charge. Posted at 1:15 PM ET, 12/14/2010 By Jennifer Rubin We have heard for years now from pundits on the left that we should essentially ignore the rantings of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Yes, he talks about genocide.
Yes, he stole the June 2009 elections. But, liberal pundits caution, he is not really in charge. On the other side, scholars and pundits critical of the administration's Iran engagement policy have argued that Ahmadinejad is very much in charge, and his public rantings suggest that talking him out of pursuing nuclear weapons is a dangerous fantasy. This week we got one more bit of data for the two sides to consider.