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A Frankenstein of a leadership council
There is no short cut to political power in Iran
February 14, 2007

Unwavering fairness
Tribute to Shahla Samii
November 9, 2006

Today our choice is clear
A return to monarchy is dangerous for the narrow interests of those who thrive on anarchy and opportunism
October 3, 2006

I confess
... that I identify with an ever-increasing group of Iranians who work towards the downfall of the clerical regime as their foremost national responsibility
September 7, 2006

From Guinea worms to jellyfish
Goodbye to all that Iranian ‘opposition’
Reza Bayegan

Ceremony of innocence
Celebration of a princess who loved her country to death
March 27, 2006

Which Prophet Mohammad?
Ultimately when Moslems sit down and deliberate upon whether the outrage caused by these cartoons is justified or not, they should ask themselves: which Prophet Mohammad is in question here?
February 16, 2006

Mr. Ganji’s ‘treasure’
Akbar Ganji should go free, but what he's advocating has long been thrown out of currency
August 29, 2005

New Oil Disorder
Purge in Iran oil sector would rob industry from its experienced decision-makers
August 8, 2005

Enduring kindness
What is in this magical word Shiraz that makes everyone sit up and take notice?
July 18, 2005

The voice of the revolution
The only candidate that can again inspire Iranians with hope is called a referendum
July 1, 2005

Only credible candidate
The only candidate that can again inspire Iranians with hope is called a referendum
June 6, 2005

Crown jewels
What we are offered in the memory of our fragile Princess, is a lesson in love
March 28, 2005

Immortal trinity
God, shah, and country
December 17, 2004

Lesson in generosity
Reflections on Farah Pahlavi’s memoirs
May 14, 2004

Honouring Farvardigan
Remembrance day for the dead
April 7, 2004

Farah II
Reza & Yasmine Pahlavi have a new daughter
January 21, 2004

From Islam to the West
Interview with Dariush Homayoun
October 29, 2003

Burial of an aristocrat
Houshang Vaziri, 1931-2003
September 20, 2003

Same big bad bear
The world expects more from country that gave birth to Sakharov
June 26, 2003

Children of a lesser God
Setting the record straight on my own generation's childhood
May 3, 2003

A bridge from winter to spring
Reza Pahlavi's Misagh
February 10, 2003

Borrowing wisely
Questions concerning native music
November 29, 2002

Regal grace
Farah Diba Pahlavi
October 14, 2002

Fanciful presidential flight
What Khatami's words really mean
September 6, 2002

Taller and taller
He has given his answer to that fair and fearless judge called history
August 16, 2002

Can we say "Who needs Norooz?"
Believing in a "lost cause"?
July 12, 2002

The country she loved to death
Reflections on the anniversary of Princess Leila's death
June 10, 2002

Out of the trash bin
A sign of political convalescence and imaginative recovery
May 28, 2002

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