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Resistance to Relocation Projects in Southern Iran

The Intifada versus the Mullahs

The public attention being paid to the Iranian government's efforts to build a nuclear program have obscured the violent displacement of hundreds of thousands of Arabic Iranians in the Khuzestan province. By Joseph Croitoru
UNESCO World Philosophy Day in Iran

Absurd Meeting of Scholars

Peaceful protests have been brutally crushed by the regime in Teheran. And yet UNESCO has chosen Iran of all places to host its "World Philosophy Day", a country whose thinkers and philosophers must fear for their freedom. A commentary by Katajun Amirpur
Kant Conference in Teheran

Understanding the Other to Understand Oneself

Kant's philosophy is so popular with Iranian intellectuals because it offers the ideal introduction to western philosophy. Claus Langbehn reports from a successful conference where philosophers from East and West exchanged their views. Claus Langbehn reports
Dispute over Iran's Nuclear Programme

Compromise-Free Politics

Sanctions or military intervention would achieve exactly the opposite of what they are allegedly being used to achieve. Instead of isolating the regime, Iranian civil society would be split right down the middle, writes Bahman Nirumand
Persecution of Ayatollah Boroujerdi in Iran

The State Fears the Traditional Clergy

The case of the traditionally oriented but politically critical Ayatollah Boroujerdi shows that the alliances among the clerics in Iran are becoming increasingly fragile. The calls for a separation between state and religion are getting louder. By Ghasem Toulany
Arrest of Sayyid Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi

An Ayatollah under Siege … in Tehran

The Tehran regime's persecution of a dissident Shi'a cleric and his supporters reveals not just its own ruthlessness but the depth of opposition to its rule.
Iran's Political Clerics

The Absence of a Credible Religious Authority

After 1979, the religious seminary establishment came to be considered a source of political legitimacy. But even though the Iranian regime consolidated its mastery of the Shiite network in the Middle East, the strategy is beginning to backfire, writes Mehdi Khalaji
Mesbah Yazdi Supporters in Iran

Seizing Power

In the Islamic Republic, both liberal and conservative religious leaders warn that the "secret party" of Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi's followers is trying to take over the Council of Experts as part of a stealthy coup. Behzad Keshmiripour looks into the details
Iran's Nuclear Programme

Carrot and Stick for Tehran

While the US is willing to offer economic incentives to Iran, the EU said it will take Tehran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear program if need be. The join strategy won't help much, says Peter Philipp
Grand Ayatollah Montazeri

"The System Has No Religious Merit"

Grand Ayatollah Montazeri was once designated to step into Khomeini's shoes as supreme leader, but shortly before the latter's death he was demoted for his criticism of the regime. Today he is one of the system's most outspoken critics and reform advocates. On 11 July he issued a declaration denying the regime's legitimacy. Urs Sartowicz has the details