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Sholeh Irani

1. A dispatch from Tunisia

Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly’s inaugural session was held on November 22nd in the historical chamber of Bardo. This is first elected parliament since the toppling of Ben Ali dictatorship. From 9 o�...

2. Libya: TNC rewards rebels with polygamy

The triumphant speech that Abdul Jalil, leader of the Libyan National Transitional Council, NTC, delivered on the 23 October in Benghazi has been received with concern and anger by many, not least the ...

3. Women and Wall Street Occupation

On Wall Street - the Mecca of capitalism - one of the most documented social movements in world history is on the move right now. It was not obvious that the movement would survive its fourth week, att...

4. First post- Mubarak March 8 at Tehreer Square

Women, some having their heads draped in scarves while others bare headed, are standing in front of the demonstration. They are holding A3 papers inscribed with their demands. They are busy in an exchang...

5. Hope replaces fear in Iran

The regime in Iran felt ‘stable’ and claimed to have silenced the opposition through arrests and executions after the June-2009 revolt. Most of the members of that uprising had either been arrested o...

6. Nawal El Saadawi don’t see a chance for Egyptian fundamentalists

"I am happy! I am eighty years old and so happy to experience these days. I have dreamt of this revolution! I attend street demonstrations every day," says famous Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi.&...

7. Iran: Nasrin Sotoodeh on hunger strike

In the face of increasing pressures the maneuvering room for human rights defenders and lawyers has been greatly reduced. Prominent examples of these pressures include some of the following: the closure ...

8. Axe falls on women rights as crisis deepens in Iran

The growing chasm between conflicting factions of ruling clique has induced a change in regime’s tactics to handle the deepening crisis. Serious efforts are underway to avert the likely collapse of ...

9. Sakineh pitches Ahmadinejad against global opinion

The life and death of a poor woman in Iran has become a topic of international politics. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has become a symbol. Sentenced to execution by stoning, Sakineh is presently imprison...

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