By Abbas Djavadi – The Committe to Protect Journalists asked Iran to make public the charges against Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who was arrested on January 31. Spokesmen of Iranian Foreign Ministry and Justice Authority had confirmed the arrest… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

“By Abbas Djavadi – In Islamic law, there is a principle of respect for the human being and his or her life and property, irrespective of his or her religion, confession, race, and sex..” This is a quote from no… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – In separate statements, German Chansellor Angela Merkel and European Union expressed deep concern about the fate of seven Baha’i leaders who were arrested months ago, facing charges of «acting against Iran’s national security» and «spying for… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – On February 18, Iranian authorities destroyed a house of worship of Gonabadi dervishes. The house was attached to the tomb of the mystic philosopher and poet Nasser Ali at the historical Takht-e Foulad cemetry near Isfahan. The… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – The US will lose its single super power role, but remain the most powerful nation, though less dominant.  A global multipolar system will emerge with the rise of China, India, and others. The power and influence of… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – With former President Mohammad Khatami running for presidency on June 12, Iranians will have the choice between him and the incumbent president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Do we really need to argue why Ahmadinejad’s reelection would be a… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – In 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected Iran’s president on the promise to distribute the country’s oil wealth among the poor. After his election, he approved grants and subsidies, disregarded advice by state budget office, and ordered the… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – South of Tehran, there is a cemetery called Khavaran with hundreds of individual and mass, unmarked graves. In the past, it was used as a graveyard for religious minorities such as Hindus, Christians, and recently Baha’is…. به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – A specter is haunting the Islamic Republic of Iran — the specter of “soft overthrow.” A week ago Iranian authorities announced that four individuals were soon to face a court process for plotting a “US-backed soft… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – «The Gaza conflict is a fitting end to the Bush presidency,» said Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History, to Financial Times. «Israel is applying the original Bush doctrine in Gaza, which says that politics… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – Last Tuesday two men were stoned to death in Mashad in north-eastern Iran. They were accused of having sexual relationship with married women. Iran’s Justice Authority says stoning and lashing are in accordance with the Islamic… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – Today is Ashura, the 10th day of the month Moharram of the Islamic calendar, the day of martyrdom of Imam Hossein, the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, in the year 61 of Hijra (AD 680). I grew up… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – On November 15, Germany’s Green Party elected a new co-chairperson: Cem Ozdemir, a 42-year-old EU parliamentarian and the son of Turkish immigrants. The Green Party, formerly part of the coalition governments with the Social Democrats (SPD)… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – The Turkish parliament’s approval yesterday of a motion to allow the U.S. military to use its airspace in the Iraq war — and to permit Turkish soldiers to enter northern Iraq — has not fully succeeded… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

By Abbas Djavadi – Tajikistan’s government and its Islamic Tajik opposition have embarked on an unprecedented experiment. Two previously hostile groups are joining to form a government and a unified army. One group, the Moscow-backed national administration, consists of former… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›

Turkish-German parliamentarian Cem Ozdemir’s election as German Green Party’s co-chairman is most welcome in Turkey. But would Turks themselves elect a non-Turk or a non-Muslim as their president, or prime minister, or a party chairperson?

By Abbas Djavadi – In his analysis of Central Asia published in Foreign Affairs, Charles William Maynes, President of the Eurasia Foundation, wrote that Tajikistan is «more open» than all other Central Asian countries. Other sources describe this mainly mountainous,… به خواندن ادامه دهید ›