Category Archives: Book Review

Strong Women (and Men)

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Muller

On my numerous visits to Iran during the last decade I have rarely come across nomads. Once, when being on trips from the southern city of Shiraz to Pasargadae and the Margoon waterfalls in the Zagros mountains, my young companion pointed … Continue reading →

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Bush Wrote a Book

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Muller

My favorite joke about G. W. Bush has long been that one: “WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tragic fire on Monday destroyed the personal library of President George W. Bush. Both of his books have been lost. “Presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer … Continue reading →

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No Democracy

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Muller

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, … Continue reading →

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Two States Are Not a Solution

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Muller

When recently having read, with growing admiration, Shlomo Sand’s sober and, in essence, scientific analysis of ‘The Invention of the Jewish People,’ in which he reduces Jewish, largely ethnocentric, nationalism, or Zionism, to a great misconception and anachronism, I became … Continue reading →

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Containment

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Muller

“Iran continues to develop a range of capabilities that could be applied to producing nuclear weapons, if a decision is made to do so.” This seems to be the current valid formulation about the country’s nuclear program. The rulers of … Continue reading →

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