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Ahmadinejad and the Press

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Tehran Bureau - By Jason Rezaian - Jun. 25 (Opinion) - Iran is in the process being re-branded globally, with most media outlets showing younger, more Western friendly faces, as opposed to the tired, stereotyped religious fanatics we’ve seen for the past three decades. At the moment, the power and responsibility is in the hands of the younger generations, but if the Western media feels burned this time around, I doubt they will come running the next time Iranians cry “foul.”

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Isfahan and the Vote

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Tehran Bureau - By Amir Momeni - Jun. 12 (Special Report) - as the election draws near, the city has never felt so eclectic or gripped with so much excitement. Everywhere I go people are talking about the election, everyone is passionately campaigning on behalf of his or her candidate, and at nightfall the city turns into a massive political arena with supporters marching, chanting, singing, dancing and occasionally fighting.

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Iran Makes History Again

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Tehran Bureau - By Rami Khouri - Jun. 19 (Opinion) - This is uncharted territory to a great extent in the context of contemporary Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the Shah. It is perfectly routine behavior, though, in the wider context of human beings who do not like being treated like idiots by their own government, and resist the process when it takes place. Over and over, in lands around the world, human beings who are grossly mistreated by their own government eventually stand up and refuse to take it any more.

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