The Green Movement’s Worrisome Turn Toward Ashura.
Sunday 10 Jan 10
What we see now in Iran is a movement that has inspired countless people and developed its own narrative over the past six months. Not only does it not need to enter a dangerous arena which is not the place for political expression, but for its own good, it must not do so.

Mehrangiz Kar’s Talk in Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution
Sunday 10 Jan 10
In the June 12th 2009 election, the clash of the two conflicting political views was not visible at first. The clash only became evident through the election. Excitedly, people supported one of the four candidates that had been selected by the radicals. Each candidate represented a different political and Islamic view: Ahmadinejad represented the fundamentalists (osoolgarayan), Mir Hossein Mousavi who was not really connected with the governmental reformists was a symbol of moderation, Mohsen Rezaee with a back ground in Sepah was going back and forth between the conservatives and moderate figures like Rafsanjani, and the reformist clergy Mehdi Karrubi.

An Appeal from Siamak Pourzand’s Daughter: ‘My Father Has Given Up on Life, Release Him.’
Sunday 10 Jan 10
Siamak Pourzand was also hospitalized at Iran Mehr Hospital on October 22 but was released after several days. At that time Lily told Rooz that “her father was not discharged from the hospital due to an improvement in his health, but rather because there was nothing more that could be done.”