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An op-ed by Mohsen Sazegara, a co-founder of the Revolutionary Guard, which the page text indicates appeared in The Forward. He explains that the Guard was designed as a people's army meant to prevent coups. He argues…

The Hollow Drum In the name of God The Hollow Drum These days the country is awash with militarism. From morning to night, television broadcasts parades of military forces and bluster aimed at the world. In the…

Well, congratulations are in order. Praise be to God, thanks to the wisdom of the Leader and his government, Iran has set foot on precisely the path that North Korea took. Now that sanctions against Iran in the UN…

– Wednesday, 21 Tir 1385 (July 12, 2006) In the Name of God At a time when the Iranian government is trying to divert world opinion from violations of human rights and freedom in Iran and to put nuclear energy and…

The Washington Institute's English translation of his open letter of May 13, 2006, a reply to Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush. Opening with a Persian parable of a sheikh and a prostitute, he asks whether the…

(13 May 2006) In the name of the Lord of soul and wisdom The Sheikh and the Harlot A sheikh said to a harlot: "You are drunk, Every moment caught in another's snare." She said: "O sheikh, whatever you say, I am; But are…

A Washington Institute monograph. He argues that since 1979 urbanisation, literacy, industry, international contact and women's participation have pushed Iranian society toward democracy, and that a liberal-democratic…

: Statement on the Anniversary of the Referendum Call A year ago, in days like these, a short call was published to collect signatures requesting a referendum on Iran's Constitution. Although the Iranian government…

A Response to the Article "Seyyed Zia, Hoveyda and…": Seyyed Zia Spoke What Was in the People's Hearts – Mohsen Sazegara Friday, 27 Aban 1384 (18 November 2005) I read the article "Seyyed Zia, Hoveyda and Ahmadinejad."…

(16 November 2005) Among all the organs under your direct supervision, Kayhan's record is, frankly, the heaviest. Over the past several years, Kayhan has slandered whomever it pleased, fabricated whatever lies it…

Translated extracts from his long open letter to Khamenei, first posted on Persian websites such as gooya.com. He urges Khamenei to drop the belief that an all-powerful "enemy" is plotting against Iran, to seek…