Nir’s Notes

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, [...]

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By Nir Boms FrontPageMagazine.com | September 11, 2003 Democracy is still a rare phenomenon in the Arab and Muslim world – and as we attempt to bring Democracy to places like Iraq and Afghanistan, the discussion concerning the reason for this reality triggers much attention.  George Will recently commented on this “democracy deficit” focusing on [...]

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