By Nir Boms and Shayan Arya Executive Summary Despite propaganda, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not been the promised utopia of religious and social harmony. Instead, religious buildings are routinely demolished and dissidents executed. Iran is remarkably diverse. 10-15m people are Sunni muslims; there are also Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, and Baluchis as well in [...]
Baluchistan and Islamic Republic of Iran’s brotherly love
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Iran, Middle East
On Annan, Robinson, Religion and Hypocrisy
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Iran, Middle East
Nov. 10, 2008 NIR BOMS and SHAYAN ARYA , THE JERUSALEM POST Following the passage in Teheran of a new Islamic Penal Code, which codifies the death penalty for males who abandon Islam, the Iranian government called for a conference on “Religion in the Modern World.” With former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, former high commissioner [...]