Posted on Sun, March 7, 2010 at 22:31 pm CET
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New Initiative in Iran to Reinforce Gender Segregation

In the past week, Iranian media reported on several new initiatives designed to reinforce gender segregation in Iranian society. Reformist elements, on the other hand, criticized the proposal, claiming that it was both impossible and undesirable to separate men and women everywhere… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Islamism • Shi'ism 
Posted on Mon, February 8, 2010 at 14:20 pm CET
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The Revolution Failed to Abolish Dictatorship in Iran

In a special interview granted last week by opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi to the reformist website Kalemeh for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Mousavi said that the revolution was unable to rid Iran of dictatorship. Mousavi noted that during the first years of the revolution… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran 
Posted on Tue, February 2, 2010 at 01:24 am CET
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Has the Opposition in Iran Reconsidered its Stance?

A political scandal was sparked in Iran last week when reformist opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi was quoted by the conservative Fars news agency saying that he recognized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the president of Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran 
Posted on Wed, December 9, 2009 at 18:03 pm CET
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Iran and the rise of fundamentalism

Throughout his political life, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh did his best to maintain a cordial relationship with the religious community in Iran. Though firmly secular, Mossadegh was keenly aware that in the composition of Iranian society, Islam and the Shi’ite faith had deep roots… Continue reading

Topics: Iran