Iran’s Fear of the Popular Figure: The Execution of Navid Afkari
Also available in العربية October 21, 2020 Navid Afkari, a 27 year-old Iranian wrestling champion who won numerous medals, had rarely lost a fight in his life. There was, however, one…
Building Bridges in an Insane World – an interview
By Sharon Rapoport It was a cold November night and the Publisher for L’CHAIM and I met with Dr. Nir Boms at The French Gourmet in Pacific Beach. It had been a little under a month since the…
Iran, A Post Mortem Note
As the last debates in the U.S. Senate fade away and President Rouhani receives a hero’s welcome in the UN, it is worthwhile to note the new alliances the U.S. has formed in the wake of this…
A Moment of Truth in Geneva?
Tomorrow, February 15 2010, and for the first time since the 1979 revolution, the UN will review the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The UPR (Universal Periodic Review)…