As I contemplate the loss of life, I can’t help but also mourn the loss of so many things that meant so much in this old, exhausted city: the death of art, music, books, … Everything that lived on so strongly, despite the crusades. They are not dead, but buried deep within, and will be, [...]
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Three professors have been removed from their positions in the past 24 hours: Morteza Mardiha, a professor of philosophy at Alameh Tabatabie University. And Alireza Beheshti and Ghorban Behzadian-Nejad have also been suspended from their teaching positions at Tarbiat Modarres University. At the helm of Tarbiat Modarres right now is Farhad Daneshjou – the brother [...]
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I first wrote about Mohammad Ali Ramin, the deputy at the Cultural Ministry and Ahmadinejad BFF on November 9th. He’s back now, with more mind-numbing statements. Following the suspension of both Etemad and Iran Dokht, Ramin was interviewed by state TV. He said that in Europe and North America, they do not suspend publications which [...]
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