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ARTS AND CULTURE
- William Gourlay
- 26 April 2012
3 Comments
Sabre rattling, both by the Iranian leadership and by Western politicians and pundits, dominates the headlines and steers public discourse about Iran. A recent film, and a current art exhibition, remind us of the country's 'rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics'.
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AUSTRALIA
- William Gourlay
- 18 October 2011
16 Comments
First appearing in 1906, the islamic periodical Molla Nasreddin displayed a sardonic and satirical take on women's rights, the role of religion in society and government, press freedom and education. The Arab Spring is the latest expression of this forestalled progressive sentiment.
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MEDIA
- Ellena Savage
- 14 October 2011
3 Comments
Marzieh Vafamehr, the Iranian actor awaiting corporal punishment in Iran for acting in a subversive Australian film, is the victim of a legal system that has abandoned any pretence to public interest. I'm drawn to this case as I, too, am a young woman forging my own way in the arts.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 25 May 2011
7 Comments
President Obama appears to have given in to domestic pressure for prompt withdrawal from Afghanistan. But a complete withdrawal could have major ramifications for the region and ultimately for US interests.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Ellena Savage
- 04 February 2011
8 Comments
In many Asian cultures paleness is an indication of class and beauty. But why would Asian women want to look like Pamela Anderson? For the same reason white women do: there's a globalised beauty standard that is gendered, racialised, and hierarchical.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 24 February 2010
8 Comments
Australia is committed to nuclear non-proliferation, and the 'Iran problem'
offers a chance for the Government to demonstrate its
commitment to its ally, the US.
This is tricky as Rudd came to office on a wave of
anti-war backlash against Australia's commitment to the
Iraq war.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 23 June 2009
3 Comments
The disappointment of Iran's youths at the obviously rigged election
results is now being played out in the streets in
open defiance of the regime. Unfortunately the Islamic regime is in no mood to compromise.
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AUSTRALIA
- Harry Nicolaides
- 09 June 2009
7 Comments
Harry Nicolaides was a prisoner at Bangkok Remand
Prison from September 2008 to February 2009, held on charges of lèse majesté. There he met Benny Moafi, who is serving a 22-year sentence for a crime he did not commit.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 21 August 2008
One was shot on location in Pakistan by an amateur Sydney filmmaker. The other is a cartoon made by an Iranian expatriate about life in Tehran. What do such different films have to tell us about humanity in the Middle East?
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 06 March 2008
2 Comments
Iran is presented as an irrational actor, blinded by fanatical rage against the United States and its allies. But geo-strategic factors govern foreign policy-making in Tehran, just as they do in other states.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 22 January 2007
1 Comment
The ascendancy of Hashemi Rafsanjani, who recently won the most votes in elections for the Council of Experts, is seen as a vote of no confidence in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tenure.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 18 May 2006
5 Comments
Dr Shahram Akbarzadeh considers the historical context of the current nuclear impasse, and its relevance for relations between East and West.
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