When Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani noted today that he would lose his post as chairman of the Assembly of Experts, a body which appoints and theoretically can even dismiss Iran’s Supreme Leader, to Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, he cautiously rather chose not to run for election again. He had chaired the Assembly since 2007. It [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Green Movement’
No Democracy
Posted in Book Review, Iran, Islam, tagged ant-Semitism, Ashura, Baha'i, democracy, dictatorship, Green Movement, Hooman Majd, Jews, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mohammad Khatami, Najasat-e Ahl-e Kitab, presidiential election, Revolutionary Guards, Shi'a Islam, Ta'arouf, velayat-e faqih on October 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
American/Iranian Hooman Majd is a busy traveler between East and West, apparently highly treasured in both realms. He is a prolific and, admittedly, most talented author/journalist/writer (probably sort of ‘journalism’ being only one of his many talents) who has been writing, as his home page tells us, for instance for Newsweek, The New Yorker, The New [...]
The Green Movement One Year Later
Posted in Iran, tagged color revolution, Green Movement, Hooman Majd, Iranian presidential election, Islamic Republic, Nisid Hajari on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd has written a critical appraisal of the so-called Green Movement in Iran one year after the disputed presidential election. I agree with many of his claims, in particular his denial of a quasi-revolution comprising a serious risk for the present regime of being overthrown. I suppose, it’s clear, however, that the regime [...]
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