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The late leader and founder of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini waves from a balcony of the Alavi school in Tehran during the country’s revolution in this February 1979 file photo. (Reuters)

Opinion: The Revolution, 35 Years On

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Feb 1, 2014 | Opinion

I was six years old when the 1979 revolution happened. I was in the first grade when most of the homes of the late Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi and his associates were opened to the public. With the revolutionary atmosphere at its peak, this display of luxury was...

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An Iranian man looks at a Facebook page bearing portraits of Argentinian football star Lionel Messi and Brazilian model Fernanda Lima, a presenter at the World Cup draw, at his office in Tehean on December 9, 2013. The 2014 World Cup draw that grouped Iran with heavyweights Argentina has provoked thousands of Iranians to trash […]

Opinion: Iran fears Fernanda Lima more than Netanyahu

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Dec 14, 2013 | Opinion

Iranians love football; it is the biggest source of entertainment and excitement in the country. But now, the right to have a nuclear program and the fight against the country’s enemies are on every Iranian’s mind, and those concerns come first—even when people are...

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses the Afghan loya Jirga, a meeting of around 2,500 Afghan tribal elders and leaders, on the first day of the four-day long loya jirga in Kabul on November 21, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai backed a proposed security pact with the United States that will see up to 15,000 foreign […]

Opinion: Karzai plays hardball with the US

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Nov 24, 2013 | Opinion

For a man who became President of Afghanistan and held the post for 11 years and counting pretty much entirely through US support, Hamid Karzai is giving his American backers a very hard time. With just six months to go until the presidential election in Afghanistan,...

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Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, left, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano, pose for a photo under portraits of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and Iran’s founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, right, following their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Iran […]

Opinion: Iran must reach out to its Arab neighbors

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Nov 17, 2013 | Opinion

The 10-day pause between rounds of talks with Iran has increased the danger that a deal could not be reached in Geneva, because it gave opponents on all sides time to regroup and cast more doubts on the negotiations. The US Congress is one of the opponents, fueled by...

Opinion: Tehran should fear the Iranian people, not the West

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Nov 12, 2013 | Opinion

During the week’s slower days in Iran, Thursday and Friday (which are tantamount to the weekend there), the news did not attract much attention. One of the top concerns was preparations to eat chelow kabob—everyone’s favorite meal—as families gather to sit down...