Earlier this year, at the Arab League Summit in Damascus, when Muammar Qaddafi’s turn came at the lectern, he launched into a spirited and fiery criticism, a rant, really, directed at his fellow Arabs, specifically on the issue of Palestine and Israel. “Whatever happened to the cause (Palestinian) we had before 1967?” he asked his Read More
In the first week of January 2008, as most Americans were focused on the presidential campaign and Read More
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the day of his now-famous speech, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad entered the General Assembly at the United Nations and sat down with his foreign minister and the Iranian U.N. ambassador. He waved in my direction, and I waved back. Me and Mahmoud, I thought to myself. I had seen the text Read More
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s widely covered and high-profile 12-day trip to the U.S. was all about symbolism. Or so it seemed, at least as far as the media and the public were concerned. For though he delivered four major speeches, President Khatami disappointed some who thought—or at least hoped—that he was here either to Read More
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s widely covered and high-profile 12-day trip to the U.S. was all about symbolism. Or so it seemed, at least as far as the media and the public were concerned. For though he delivered four major speeches, President Khatami disappointed some who thought—or at least hoped—that he was here either to Read More
B’esm’allah-o-rahman-o-rahim,” began the Iranian foreign minister. “Today, the international community needs to have a new understanding of Iran. Perhaps more than any other, American society needs to have a new understanding of Iran.” Mr. Manouchehr Mottaki was speaking to me in a reception room at the Iranian Mission to the U.N. in the last week Read More
B’esm’allah-o-rahman-o-rahim,” began the Iranian foreign minister. “Today, the international community needs to have a new understanding of Iran. Perhaps more than any other, American society needs to have a new understanding of Iran.” Mr. Manouchehr Mottaki was speaking to me in a reception room at the Iranian Mission to the U.N. in the last week Read More
The Iranian nuclear issue has dominated international headlines for some time now, competing with, or in some cases complementing, news of the latest outrageous statement from Iran’s fiery president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But the Bush administration’s early June about-face on Iran policy, from the dream of marching on Tehran to an implicit recognition that Iran’s bargaining Read More
The Iranian nuclear issue has dominated international headlines for some time now, competing with, or in some cases complementing, news of the latest outrageous statement from Iran’s fiery president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But the Bush administration’s early June about-face on Iran policy, from the dream of marching on Tehran to an implicit recognition that Iran’s bargaining Read More
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the newly elected president of Iran, arrived in New York last Tuesday for the 60th-anniversary celebrations of the United Nations and wasted no time in giving the world a clear indication of where his government stood on a number of issues. But it was on Saturday, his last night in town, that Read More
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the newly elected president of Iran, arrived in New York last Tuesday for the 60th-anniversary celebrations of the United Nations and wasted no time in giving the world a clear indication of where his government stood on a number of issues. But it was on Saturday, his last night in town, that Read More
On a steamy mid-July weekend, the Amma North American Tour rolled into town, presenting devotees of Mata Amritanandamayi the opportunity to see her without a bothersome trip to an even steamier mid-July India. Ms. Amritanandamayi—thankfully, for the Hindi-impaired, better known as “Amma” or “Mother”—visits the U.S. every year as part of her mission to administer Read More
On a steamy mid-July weekend, the Amma North American Tour rolled into town, presenting devotees of Mata Amritanandamayi the opportunity to see her without a bothersome trip to an even steamier mid-July India. Ms. Amritanandamayi—thankfully, for the Hindi-impaired, better known as “Amma” or “Mother”—visits the U.S. every year as part of her mission to administer Read More
A few weeks ago, Iranians living in the U.S.-or at least those known to the regime in Tehran-began receiving postcards in the mail detailing plans for the Presidential elections of 1384, or A.D. 2005. The postcard-covered on both sides entirely in Farsi except for the name and address, and unintelligible to presumably anyone but the Read More
