Iran: “A Military Dictatorship?”

Send to KindleTweet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, according to BBC News. She said this while touring the region as she spoke to students at a local university. Sources say Clinton was there to help Saudi Arabia persuade China to stand against Iran’s nuclear objective. [...]

International News March 1-8

Send to KindleTweet Ex-Malawian President Arrested For Fraud Ex-Malawian President Bakili Muluzi was arrested for allegedly stealing $11 million in donor money, BBC News reports. The 66-year-old former leader turned himself in to the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Blantyre. Muluzi, who denies everything, was to stand in a presidential election in May. Muluzi’s assistant was also [...]

International News February 8-16

Send to KindleTweet Iran Preps For June Election Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s former President, eventually will take part as a candidate for the June’s presidential selection, as was recently announced, according to BBC News. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the heir to the throne of Mohammad Khatami, who was the President of Iran from 1997 to 2005. Khatami [...]

International News January 26-31

Send to KindleTweet Attacker Kills Kids, Adult At Belgian Nursery On January 23, a 25-year-old man attacked a Belgian nursery and killed two babies and a female childcare provider, The Times online reports. The knife-attacker, who is thought to be a psychiatric patient, had a black and white painted face and first tried to hurt [...]

A Melting Pot Musician Mixing Arabic Sounds, Hip-Hop Beats & Europop EnergyWhat:Scandinavia-based Persian artist Arash is gaining ground around the globe, with a huge following in Russia.

Send to KindleTweet The Dirt:ArashBased in Sweden, Iranian singer Arash is gaining popularity around world after just three years on the scene, with a sound that epitomizes the notion of a melting pot. The pop star mixes elements of hip-hop, dance and contemporary Middle Eastern beats for a sound that begs repeating and can be [...]

International News Week of October 20

Send to KindleTweet Burmese Nobel Winner Appeals Arrest Burma’s opposition leader, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has submitted an appeal against her house arrest, Intellasia reports. Suu Kyi has been under house arrest in her country for 12 out of the last 19 years. Burma has detained her under the 1975 anti-subversion law, [...]

The Two Faces of Sexism

Send to KindleTweet Is it more degrading to women to force them cover their bodies or to reward them for showing skin? To simplify his work, this is one the main themes Makan Emadi has been exploring since 2003. A resident of the U.S. since 1979, Emadi’s first love was pottery. A non-practicing Muslim and [...]

International News April 14

Send to KindleTweet At least 12 people were killed and another 202 wounded when an explosion hit a mosque on Saturday in Shiraz, Iran, RIA Novosti reports. Taiwan’s incoming V.P. Vincent Siew met privately for about 20 minutes Saturday with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the first meeting of its kind, between high-ranking officials of the two [...]