This week on Voices of the Middle East & North Africa, we continue our coverage of the ongoing protests of the election in Iran by looking at the youth movement and the role it has played in the recent protest.
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Voices of the Middle East & North Africa speaks with Eric Hooglund, professor of politics at Bates College and editor of the scholarly journal, Middle East Critique. We also hear from Iman, a young activist who recently escaped from Iran will share his story with us. Finally we will hear the reaction of two Tehran residents about the historic demonstration that took place two weeks ago.
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In this program, we talk to Arang Keshavarzian, an Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University who just returned from Iran. Later in the program, we speak with Kaveh Ehsani, an Assistant Professor of International studies at Depaul University.
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Article by Kaveh Ehsani Since the 2005 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the burning economic issue in Iran has been the privatization of public assets and, more recently, the elimination of subsidies for a vast array of goods and services. Leading figures, including the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have called the privatization program “an [...]
Video of candlelight vigil for Iranian Protesters in San Francisco, California on Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Protester interviewed in Spanish for Univision t.v. at a candlelight vigil for those who have died and suffered loss protesting the unfair elections in Iran (Un protestor habla contra los elecciones en Iran).
The recent tragic events in Iran calls for continuous outcry. We must keep up our support for the opposition demonstrators in Iran. Please come and show your support for Human Rights in Iran at a silent candlelight vigil tomorrow! LOCATION: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102 DATE: Sunday, June 21 [...]
