Election Hyper Energy
Tuesday 23 Jun 09
Never in the past did presidential candidates speak so explicitly and never did they point out the ‎shortcomings of their rivals. Talking about the causes and consequences of the murder of intellectuals ‎victimized by the intelligence machinery of Iran (such as Saeed Sirjani) has precedence in election ‎campaigning. Never did a candidate insist on the possibility of election fraud and speak of a committee ‎to safeguard people’s vote.

Concessions to the Taliban
Tuesday 23 Jun 09
February 16, 2009 was a sad day. It was the day that the government of Pakistan made a ‎deal with the original residents of Swat valley and accepted that the 1.3 million residents ‎of the region be governed according to the Sharia as interpreted by the Taliban.‎ But this day was not sad for the politicians. From their perspective, the Taliban was doing ‎everything to exploit the local movement in Swat that was striving to replace the region’s ‎secular laws with religious ones.

Iranian Women and the Tenth Presidential Election
Tuesday 23 Jun 09
Considering the importance of this election, I would like to discuss the degree to which women are going to play a role in electing this president and the opportunities they will be presented with to candidate themselves.