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The Neda Protests: the 40th Day of Mourning

July 30th, 2009 No Comments

As mentioned in earlier posts, in Shia Islam, 40 days after someone’s death is an especially important day of mourning. After a woman protester who would later be named “Neda” (Farsi for “voice” or “the call”) was allegedly slain by Iranian police, she became a martyr and a symbol of the Iranian resistance. Now, 40 [...]

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Ahmedinejad Aims for Obama

June 25th, 2009 1 Comment

Blame the new guy.
Ahmedinejad, after spending days in an undisclosed location, is taking another page out of the “Be Like Cheney” playbook: attack Obama.
The Iranian “president” is claiming Obama had no business criticizing his use of force in the name of democracy. He also claimed that Obama, like Bush, was meddling with Iran and should [...]

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