The “Tehran Official Center for Temporary Marriage” is the name of a new site launched to propagate the concept of “sighe,” a temporary marriage arrangement sanctioned in Shiism. Over the recent years, tens of other similar sites have sprung, all …

Official news sources of the Islamic republic of Iran have reported that between May 1 and May 23rd at least 48 people were executed in Iran on charges of “drug trafficking” and “rape and sexual molestation.” Private sources speak of another 23 …

The unrest in the town of Rask in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan in the last few days has left one dead and a number of injured. News sources have attributed this violence to demonstrations of residents against the arrest of …

A student group active in defending the rights of those students who are denied higher education has criticized the policies of Iran’s minister of science research and technology Kamran Daneshjoo and declared that Ahmadinejad’s administration is …

The complaints and confrontation that two Majlis representatives brought forth against journalists and media graphics professionals in Iran in recent days has resulted in a quick and united response from the cartoon community in the country. The …

Figures published after the first of May indicate unprecedented conditions for workers in Iran and point to the deteriorating state of affairs on a daily basis. While Tehran is the scene of political battles among its power mongers, a situation that …

As the results of the runoff elections for the ninth Majlis were announced in Iran, it became clear that the Hezbe Motalefe Islami (Islamic Coalition Party), the oldest traditional right-wing political group in the country, had suffered a heavy …

With the runoff Majlis elections concluded on Friday, the status of the 288 Majlis seats out of the 290 total is now settled. The two remaining seats will be decided in mid-term elections. The composition of ninth Majlis has greatly changed compared …

The 2009 presidential elections in Iran were a turning point in the history of the Islamic republic. They created a crisis in trust for the regime, which continues till today. Specifically, the results of the vote count that reinstated Mahmoud …

The discovery of the body of a 17-year old girl in the Kurdish town of Bookan in West Azerbaijan, the child kidnapping attempts in front of a school in Saghez and the suicide of a student in Ilam have prompted socialogists in the Kurdistan region of …

The criticism over the transfer of water from the Caspian Lake to the province of Semnan as a measure to safe the drying-up of the Orumieh Lake brought about harsh remarks by Majlis members from West Azerbaijan province. The plan to help Orumieh Lake …

During the first decade of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Motamednia was a trusted and respected loyal son of the revolution. At one time, he was the executive advisor to the high military command and entrusted with the position …

The official site of the supreme leader of the Islamic republic of Iran posted a comment that calls him “an ass.” Ayatollah Khamenei and his office have two official websites: leader.ir, which serves as the base for information dissemination on …

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyib Erdogan’s visit to Iran last week highlighted the differences between the two countries. While in Iran, Erdogan met Iran’s most senior leaders, including ayatollah Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while holding talks …

As people around the world celebrated international women’s day on March 8, Iranian women activists interviewed for this occasion said that they believed that the condition of women in Iran has deteriorated while pressure and restrictions on their …

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA The Iranian calendar year changes on March 21 from 1390 to 1391. This is the day when Iranians of all walks reflect on the past and look to the future. For the military it is a special year. Even though …

Seyed Mohammad Khatami’s last minute voting in the March 2 Iranian parliamentary election at a remote polling station was news at least as important as that of the manipulated election itself which was presented with conflicting statistical results. …

Just a few days after the spokesperson of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) announced that the force was “not defined by the narrow and limited political circles,” ayatollah Khamenei’s deputy representative in the force gave a different picture by …

It was recently reported in the Iranian press that Jaafar Shajooni, a mid-level but influential cleric who heads the prayer leaders association had said that God had signed a contract with the ayatollahs, entrusted much to them. Here is my take on …

As differences and dissatisfaction among members of Iran’s armed services have been growing, particularly after such events as the disputed tenth presidential elections in 2009, new international sanctions and serious military threats, the head of …

Even though prior to this year’s February 11 anniversary rally for the victory of the Islamic revolution in 1979 some military commanders had announced that Basij para-military forces and Revolutionary Guardsmen had been mobilized to participate in …