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The Chica-Iranian Project, Orientalism Gone Wrong in Aztlan: A Performance Photo Essay on the Dangers of Ethnic Profiling in the Post 9/11 Era
Can you tell a Chicano apart from an Iranian?
Iran, biggest Shariah-compliant market: The Banker
"Iran is the largest market for Shariah-compliant assets, accounting for 35.6 percent of the global aggregate, The Banker magazine's "Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions" ranking shows, reported ISNA news agency. Islamic banking assets continued with double-digit growth this year, even as conventional bank growth stagnated, The Banker''s survey said."
Islamic banking is not a solution to the ills of capitalism, but it does prevent some of the worst excesses of capitalism, such as the predatory lending practices that ultimately contributed to the global financial meltdown.
Pedestrian » Blog Archive » Internet Users in Iran
The following is a table of internet access in Iran in 2005. Note that by “access” we are talking about dial-up and by “user” we are referring to “at least one hour every month”. (So much for Iran's "Twitter revolution" ...)
A gay Iraqi, a Jewish Iranian and a Saudi feminist tell their stories | October 2009 | New Internationalist
I don't like Roya Hakakian (the last article), but the first two are interesting; Wajeha al-Huwaider and Ali Hili are just as critical of Western imperialism as they are of domestic despotism and patriarchy.
Shourideh Molavi, "Zionist Claims of Solidarity with the Iranian Protesters Are Absurd"
Analysis of Zionist Claims of Solidarity with Iran.
The Iranian: Arabs in Persian literature
Some notes from a doctoral dissertation/book on the representation of Arabs and Islam in Persian literature.
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