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Jayati Vora has written one of the best analysis of Ahmadinejad’s speech at Columbia for The Nation. Matteen Mokalla, an Iranian-American student at SIPA studying the Middle East, spoke of the mood on campus. “Before the talk, the entire campus was electrified,” he said. “Everybody was talking about it. When we were standing in line, [...]

Thats title of New York Time’s article on Mohsen Namjoo, one of the most contriversial Persian singers currently living in Iran. HE plays the setar, a traditional Persian lute, and is a master of classical Persian literature and poetry. But the sounds he draws from the instrument, along with his deep voice and his playful [...]

Are you interested in Iranian politics? Can you write well and debate intelligently (Iranian Style)? If so, then Eyeranians.com needs you. By becoming an Eyeranian editor, you will receive posting ability under your own chosen username. Anyone can post in the comments section of each blog’s individual posts – it does not require an Editor [...]

I don’t know how accurate this is, but Jerusalem Post is reporting that Iran has banned access to Google search and Gmail. I’m not sure if Google’s social networking site, Orkut which is very popular in Iran is also banned. “I can confirm these sites have been filtered,” said Hamid Shahriari, the secretary of Iran’s [...]

Hard Times Help Iran’s Leaders Tighten Their Grip from the New York Times Rents are soaring, inflation hovers around 17 percent, and 10 million Iranians live below the poverty line. The police shut 20 barbershops for men in Tehran last week because they offered inappropriate hairstyles, and women have been banned from riding bicycles in [...]