Obama's Norouz Message to Iranians

This is a very interesting and important message that the President has for Iranians. He even speaks Farsi at the end. Watch and discuss.






Have a great break!

-Amir

Divorce Iranian Style

Below is the documentary we watched in class today, Divorce Iranian Style. Please finish watching and discuss your thoughts and reactions.

-Amir

An Islamic Democracy?

Hello everyone. I hope you guys enjoyed the lecture on the Reformist movement. I am posting the clip of Khatami talking about the viability of democracy in Iran, particularly the brand of democracy he thinks Iran should have.

What are your reactions? Do you agree/disagree? Is this the only way Iran can become democratic, or is this not a way at all? Try to cite something from his book included in the reader.

-Amir

Iran-Iraq War

This week we went over the Iran-Iraq war.

You can view a gallery of photos here.

For this post, I am interested in hearing some of your views on many of the controversial moves on behalf of Iran and the world during the war.

Without knowing the outcome, was the decision of Iran to counter-invade Iraq after two years the right one?

Do you feel it was right for the world, which felt threatened by Iran, to provide Iraq with both military support and chemical weapons?

How do you feel about Iran using human wave attacks, child soldiers, and human mine detectors (knowing that they helped Iran defend itself)?

In light of understanding more about the war, do you feel like you understand Iran's position (in terms of foreign policy) better?

Below is the catchy propaganda video with English subtitles. Comment on that also if you wish.

Have a good week guys!

-Amir

Revolution!

This is a quick post that will probably elicit lengthy answers. I have two questions that I would like some of you to answer.

1. Without the benefit of hindsight, if you were an Iranian in 1979, do you believe you would have participated in the Revolution against the Shah? Why or why not?

2. Now with the benefit of hindsight, does your answer change? Why or why not?

I am interested to see what you guys think.

-Amir