Nir Boms and Shayan Arya The Washington Times The nuclear issue, rising inflation, unemployment and a failing economy ought to occupy the time and energy of the Iranian leadership and the agenda of the Iranian government. Yet, it appears that little is being done to tackle any of these issues....
לפני חודשיים נעצר הבלוגר האיראני המפורסם ביותר, שאף ביקר כאן, בחשד לריגול לטובת ישראל. השלטונות האיראניים לא מאשרים ולא מכחישים את דבר מאסרו. האם הוא לוחם חופש אמיתי או סוכן של השלטונות? מי אתה, חוסיין דרחשאן? ניב ליליאן, ניר בומס (more…)
Un ambassadeur britannique à Téhéran a un jour tenté d’expliquer la logique du Moyen-Orient de la façon suivante : "Ce que je dis ne reflète pas forcément ce que je pense. Ce que je fais ne reflète pas forcément ce que je dis. C’est la raison pour laquelle pas tout ce...
La abismal diferencia entre las acciones y las declaraciones de los funcionarios iraníes puede explicarse en el contexto de su misión central, una misión que comenzó en 1979 con la revolución del ayatolá Jomeini. Estos objetivos se hacen evidentes cuando se examinan las declaraciones y los documentos producidos por la...
former MP Riad Seif, imprisoned again Sunday, 30 November 2008 02:09 Nir Boms&David Keyes , Intrest A British Ambassador in Teheran once explained the logic of the Middle East as follows: “What I say does not definitely reflect what I think. What I do does not necessary reflect what I...
"La ignorancia es poder", escribía George Orwell, en su clásico 1984, a propósito de la censura que practicaba en dicha novela la Policía del Pensamiento para que las ideas perniciosas no llegaran a las buenas personas. Por desgracia, el discurso del Gran Hermano ha hecho acto de presencia frecuentemente en...
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...
Nir Boms and Shayan Arya Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Policy experts continue to debate the best approach that should be implemented with the current Iranian leadership - but before getting there, they need to answer a key question regarding the strength of their potential adversary in Tehran. Many believe that...
As a sign of the troubled relations between Tehran and the West, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno just renamed the street next to the Iranian embassy "July 9th St." - after the date symbolizing the 1999 student pro-democracy demonstrations in Tehran. Iran responded angrily, but at the same time...
June 27th, 2008 FACEBOOK, the popular social networking site, is becoming more than just a cyber meeting place as it turns into a powerful vehicle for social change. Squeezing out MySpaceas the site of the moment and with 75million users (more than the population of most countries), it appears...