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Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog
Persian and Arab Muslim intermarriage in Ming era Quanzhou
Blood & Treasure: authoritarian deliberation
Modern authoritarianism is a basically centrist proposition; bound up with and justified by a combination of patriotism and performance legitimacy rather than ideology.
After Iraq
Just try to imagine, say, Secretary of State Podhoretz briefing President Giuliani on his first meeting with the leaders of the Baluchistan Liberation Army, and it becomes obvious that we may be entering a new and hazardous era.
The Adventures of Amir Hamza - Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami - Book Review - New York Times
a cast of dragons, giants, jinns, simurgh, sorcerers, princesses and, if not flying carpets, then at least flying urns, the preferred mode of travel for the tale’s magicians.
Iran's inner and outer circles of influence and power - Los Angeles Times
"There are so many centers of power," said a Western diplomat in Tehran "The system was designed to not let anyone be in total control." - Ed. Iran's overabundance of checks and balances.
Uygur region to see nation's 1st cultural diversity reserve
"Xinjiang, the only place where experts say the world's four important ancient civilizations of China, India, Greece and Islam, met and melt." - Ed. new tone, new tactics? I don't remember this "melting pot" stuff.
The Victor? - The New York Review of Books
Bob "Freedom Fries" Ney spoke fucking Farsi???!!! Bob "Bribes" Ney wanted to talk sense with Iran? Oh God, why am I not a conspiracy theorist?
Wired Magazine: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran
The story, a tale of Hindu-inspired mystical science fiction, took place on a colonized planet. Iran's landscape could provide many of the rugged settings, and a famous underground bazaar in Tehran even matched one of the necessary locations.
Banned from the "Footprint of Freedom" - washingtonpost.com
In the 60s and 70s Britain destroyed houses, slaughtered animals, and turfed out some 2,000 inhabitants from the Chagos islands to Mauritius and the Seychelles, to make way for a U.S. military base, Diego Garcia.
Radar: Blogging Armageddon
Radar interviews Giora Shamis and Diane Shalem, former Economist reporters and founders of DebkaFile
Where Plan A Left Ahmad Chalabi - New York Times
"Baer says he came to regard Chalabi as an Iranian asset, and still does." - Ed. Plus, the Chagalls and Bosch in the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
WoW Watch: Orcs, Dwarves and the Axis of Evil - Kotaku
"Picture a Chinese guild conducting Falun Gong meditations in Booty Bay" Ed. and there are WoW players in Iraq and Iran. Assuming they're still alive.
Oil producers' surpluses | Recycling the petrodollars | Economist.com
In fact, looking at the world as a whole, the group of countries with the biggest current-account surpluses is no longer Asia but oil exporters, on which high prices have bestowed a gigantic windfall. 2005
WaPo: A Different Face of Iran
Everywhere I went Iranians repeatedly asked me: "Why does America call us Evil Axis? We are good people -- we are Persians! Iran is a good country, some are bad, but most here are good." They seemed genuinely wounded by the rhetoric of the White House.
Iran: Preparing For A Defining Election - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY
Mesbah-Yazdi, Ahmadinejad's spiritual guide, accused of not resisting the Shah & being a member of the Hojjatieh Society. Yazdi has denied Hojjatieh membership. Yazdi's side wants to disempower rich clerics. His rival is Iran's richest man.
RFERL: Iran: Resurgence Of Religio-Political Society Raises Concerns
Hojjatieh was formed in the early 1950s to counter the Bahai, which assumes the 12th Imam of Shi'ite Islam had already returned. Founder Halabi, fearing communist takeover, stopped calling for secular govt and joined the Ayatollah.
The changing face of Iran - World - smh.com.au
Tehran: a nose-job capital of the world. Pirate satellite TV stations run by Iranian exiles in Beverly Hills bombard their homeland with anti-regime propaganda. Many young Iranians tune in, ignore the propaganda & lap up the entertainment.
Exclusive: Immigrant moves back 'home' to Teheran | Jerusalem Post
November 3 2005: Despite the declaration last week by Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Israel must be wiped off the map, Ishak insists that life in Iran is far better for Jews than life in Israel. Jewish Iranians travel frequently to Israel.
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