Articles

October 2005) In the name of God To the honorable Mr. Khamenei: Greetings. I had decided not to write to you again, because I felt that I had already said all that duty required in three private letters and one open…

Co-written with Mehdi Khalaji after Iran resumed uranium conversion. Khamenei appears to have unified power, but the authors argue that the real winners are the fundamentalists, who want to steer him, and that the…

Written after Ahmadinejad's election was confirmed, it argues that the president is at most second-in-command and that Khamenei, who already controls the judiciary and the Majlis, will now rule even more directly. He…

Listen: In the Name of God Ganji, a National Hero Ganji is entering the thirty-third day of his hunger strike. His body has burned through its fat and is now burning its proteins; all the sensitive tissues of his body…

The Ninth Election and Us – Part Two: "What Lies Ahead" Whatever the ifs and buts, and however it came about, Mr. Ahmadinejad has now emerged as president. A month from now, once his mandate is formally endorsed, he…

Ahead of the 2005 presidential election, he divides the Islamic Republic's history into three stages: the Republic of Revolution and War under Khomeini, the Republic of Terror under Rafsanjani and Khamenei, and the…

February 11, 2005) In the name of God Only a few days had passed since the publication of the "National Call" when one of the founders of the Ministry of Intelligence lashed out at me in a talk and attributed to me…

A Few Words Out Loud In several places I have seen my humble self mentioned as a candidate for the presidency, and with the backing of students, no less. I have no intention of running for president, and I believe that…

Raising the issue in the form of a call to sign a petition, as a step toward deepening and broadening the idea of a referendum, began in Iran a few months ago. It had nothing to do with monarchy, nor with republicanism.…