Nir Boms

Journalist, Writer, Middle East Analyst

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Entries from May 2008

Europe’s Core Values

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Europe and the Middle East

Europeans need to initiate dialogue on core values in order to define identity
Terry Newman, Nir Boms
Europe is rapidly growing. Facing immigration, new member states and continued enlargement talks, Europe finds itself asking an old question again: What is Europe about? The answer has to do with values - with core European values that need to [...]

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Iran’s Summer Persecution

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Human Rights, Iran, Islam and Democracy

By Nir Boms and Reza Bulorchi
The National Interest | Tuesday, June 15, 2004
In recent years, summer in Iran has been marked by uprisings, strikes, public protests and the government’s harsh crackdown against them. There are signs this summer will be no different.
As the anniversary of the anti-government uprising of July 1999 approaches, widespread arrests [...]

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