Over the past few days, Iranian authorities have inexplicably delayed and cancelled two cultural events in Tehran. The first was a well-publicized group exhibition of paintings commemorating the birthday of the beloved female poet, Forough Farrokhzad, scheduled to open in Tehran’s Vista Gallery on Friday, January 10. The exhibition, which promised to be a […]
Category: Sufi news
A Report on the Situation of the Ill Imprisoned Dervishes; Judicial and Security Authorities Are Responsible for Worsening of the Jailed Dervishes’s Condition
In the security wards of prisons in our own country, the fate of a political prisoner’s health and their basic human rights will be determined by the will of a group of rogue forces and unfortunately not by the constitution. There are many prisoners who have to endure year after year of long-term imprisonment […]
Time frame announced for Geneva nuclear agreement
Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has announced that the Geneva agreement will be put into effect starting on January 20. ISNA reports that Araghchi announced on Sunday January 12 that the six world powers have now expressed their approval of the latest round of talks, which has also been approved by top officials […]
Former prosecutor headed to court, banned from travel
Saeed Mortazavi, the former Tehran Prosecutor and head of the Social Security Fund, has been banned from traveling abroad. ILNA reports that Mostafa Torkhamadani, the legal representative for a group of workers that has brought a suit against Mostazavi for misappropriation of the Social Security Fund, reported that Mortazavi has been scheduled to appear […]
Conservative Iranian Lawmaker In Hot Water Over Criticism Of Judiciary
Lawmaker Ali Motahari is one of the very few insiders in the Islamic republic who openly criticizes the system he is a part of. Motahari is now in hot water for apparently going too far in his criticism. In a December 30 speech in the Iranian parliament, Motahari blasted the house arrest of opposition […]
Iran arrests studying abroad student on charges of spying
Hamid Babaei was a PhD student at the University of Liege, in Belgium. Shortly, after returning to Tehran to visit his family, he was summoned to the Intelligent Service of Iran for questioning in July 2013. When he refused to cooperate in passing information about Iranians in Belgium he was arrested and transferred to […]
Amnesty International: jailed blogger’s health worsening
The health of jailed Iranian blogger Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, a prisoner of conscience, is worsening. He is in urgent need of specialized medical treatment. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, aged 53, was taken to the medical facility of Ghezal Hesar Prison on 4 January when he was suddenly unable to breathe. He was given an injection, […]
EU’s Ashton Invited To Visit Iran
Iran has invited EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton, who has been closely involved in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, to visit the Islamic republic. Iran’s Mehr news agency on January 11 quoted a deputy of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying Ashton had been invited to visit Tehran whenever she wants. The invitation was […]
In memory of His Holiness Reza Ali shah
After the Prophet, the Imams and their authorized Sheikhs spread Sufism. The chains of authorization may be traced through the Sheikhs to the Imams, and then through Imam ‘Ali to the Prophet. For the most part, the Sufi saints practiced dissimulation (taqiyyah) with respect to the Islamic religious law and apparently followed the school […]
Keeping Dervishes in Undecided Situation at Adel-Abad Prison Without Trial for 9 Months
The trial of four Gonabadi Dervishes held in Ebrat ward of Shiraz’s Adel-Abad prison who are in undecided situation has been postponed for a second time.According to Majzooban Noor, Messrs. Mohsen Esmaeeli, Seyed Ebrahim Bahrami, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi and Mohammad Ali Dehghan who were charged with “the formation of terrorist group against the regime,” […]