The Man Who Became Our Mother/ A Poem by Jamshid Azizi

Ah, the deceit of winter—Joy in lifeHas dwindled downTo mere survival. And yet,Poetry still exists.The moon still exists.In the palm of the oceanPearls are stillWaiting to be found. Though sleep has spread,WakefulnessRemains beautiful. They shatter the torches.They erase the starsWith black pens… To see tomorrow, We must awaken—Before we areAwoken. A man became our mother,With […]...

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Interview with Solka: Rap, Gender Equality, and a Battle That Continues / Morteza Hamounian

She’s called “Solka” so much so that even those around her have forgotten her real name is “Sara Bahreini.” Sara, or Solka as she’s known, has numerous tattoos adorning her body and exudes a sleek gangster style. She’s reminiscent of “Griselda Blanco,” except Sara is no criminal—she’s an artist, writing beautiful lyrics with a powerful […]...

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Our Moon; a work by Sanaz Taheri.

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“Nullification of “Proxy” in Human Rights / Reza Alijani”

This is a picture of a flower.[/caption] این یک عکس از یک گل است. This is a picture of a flower. Reza Alijani When Saudi Arabia became a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, it caused a sensation in the global public opinion and was sometimes ridiculed in some media. In the same […]...

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Dr. Abbas Milani: The responsibility of sanctions lies on the shoulders of the Iranian government/ Simin Rouzgar

Dr. Abbas Milani (Abbas Malekzadeh Milani), born in 1328, is a theorist, historian, and writer. Abbas Milani, who resides in California, is the director of Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University and one of the leaders of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Some of his books include “The Mystery of Hoveyda”, “Renewal […]...

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