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Death of a Director:  Bahram Beyzai, Pioneer of Iran’s New Age Cinema
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Death of a Director: Bahram Beyzai, Pioneer of Iran’s New Age Cinema

Fariba Amini

After much struggle with censorship and pressure, he finally left Iran in 2010

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“Through the Seventh Gate:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:31

“Through the Seventh Gate:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:31

12/30/2025 By Juan Cole

Confirmed: Epstein-Dershowitz Campaign against Mearsheimer-Walt’s ‘The Israel Lobby’

Confirmed: Epstein-Dershowitz Campaign against Mearsheimer-Walt’s ‘The Israel Lobby’

12/30/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

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The Rush Fish

The Rush Fish

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (55)

Omar Khayyam (55)

Bartender, since fate has defeated you and me, and this world is not a dwelling for you and me; but given that we have a […]

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High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama

High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama

So far, high petroleum prices are helping Iran beat the new, ‘crippling’ US and EU sanctions. And, ironically, it is the Obama reelection campaign that […]

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Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama

Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave an important policy speech on Thursday. In part, he was reacting to President Barack Obama’s remarks on Iran […]

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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)

The USG Open Source Center translates the speech of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reacting to the comments of US President Barack Obama in favor […]

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Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan

Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan

Recent weeks have brought yet another sad chance to watch badly laid plans in Afghanistan go haywire…

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Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote

Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote

Political Ticker is reporting that Latino voters in California are annoyed with GOP front runner Mitt Romney over his ads attacking rival Rick Santorum for […]

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Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

The first country to face being wiped off the map by climate change is Kiribati in the South Pacific. Its 100,000 residents live on flat […]

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Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having strengthened his position in the Iranian parliament, is moving to try to control the internet in Iran. He has appointed […]

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