From the mullah state to US campuses: The woke’s failed history lesson Can Western progressives learn from the history of the Iranian Revolution, that “ate its own” liberals and radicals? Tirza Shorr June 16, 2024
Iran and the ‘Ship of Theseus’ paradox Iran’s ship of state has replaced many if not most of its parts since it set sail in 1979. Calling it an "Islamic Republic" or an "Islamic theocracy" now is a serious misnomer. Alan Eyre May 1, 2024
America’s failure to stop Khomeini’s takeover of Iran in 1979 President Carter and the CIA could not see the danger to American interests presented by the Islamic Republic. Erfan Fard Jan. 17, 2024
Manouchehr Bibiyan, Iranian entertainment producer and ‘proud Jew,’ dies at 90 “He helped keep Iranian culture alive in exile and kept exiled Iranians in love with their country,” said Pooya Dayanim, an Iranian Jewish attorney in Los Angeles and friend of Bibiyan’s. Karmel Melamed Sept. 27, 2023
History, lies and the Islamic Republic A Georgetown University academic distorts the facts in order to absolve Iran’s despots. Andrew E. Harrod Sept. 21, 2023
Iran and its culture war The current duel between Khomeinist mullahs and a new generation of Iranians is reminiscent of 19th-century Germany’s Kulturkampf. Amir Taheri May 3, 2023
Young Iranians increasingly emboldened to talk with Israelis on social media They do so over the regime’s objections and under the threat of imprisonment or death. Karmel Melamed April 11, 2023
How can we celebrate Nowruz when Iran is in crisis? It is the first Nowruz—the Iranian New Year—since the government murdered 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini. Dr. Sheila Nazarian March 17, 2023
Iran’s school curriculum exposes the failure of diplomacy Downplaying its centrality in the shaping of the ayatollahs’ foreign and national security policy only adds fuel to the Middle East and global fires, and endangers U.S. national security. Yoram Ettinger Sept. 5, 2022
