Shahindokht Molaverdi, the head of women’s and family affairs, told the eighth meeting of women’s affairs advisors and executives that she feels she is completely blocked from taking any action in her governmental capacity. At a meeting in Tehran on Saturday January 3, Molaverdi referred to her letter to President Rohani’s planning deputy, criticizing […]
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Council votes down law for volunteer morality enforcers
The Guardian Council has voted against new legislation that supports plainclothes volunteers acting as morality enforcers, saying it contradicts provisions of the constitution. The legislation proposes to give legal support to the volunteers, who have been operating mostly under the guidance of Basij forces, and it had been approved by Parliament with a vote […]
Minister warns against trial for opposition leaders
Iran’s Justice Minister says bringing official charges against the leaders of election protests and putting them on trial is agreeing to “play in the enemy’s field”. Kaleme reported on Friday January 2 that Mostafa PourMohammadi said in a television interview on the topic of “holing a trial for MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi” that […]
Iran’s Rohani Says International Isolation Harming Economy
Iran’s president has said his country cannot have “sustainable” economic growth as long as it is internationally isolated. During a January 4 televised speech to leading economists on January 4, Hasan Rohani called for reduced state involvement in the economy and greater transparency in order to end Iran’s international isolation. “Our economy will not […]
In Memory of Haj Soltan Hossein Tabandeh, 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 […]
Activist jailed without charges demands freedom
Mehdieh Golrou, the Iranian student and women’s rights activist currently jailed in Evin Prison, has refused to accept any belongings from her family and demanded her release. Golrou, who had been held in the 2-Aleph ward of Evin Prison, was moved to a general ward in December, and the prison authorities informed her family […]
Police Chief Threatens to Close the Dervish Ceremonies in Kavar
Police chief commander of Kavar city summoned and interrogated one of Gonabadi Dervishes and threatened to close their place of worship if they continue holding dervish ceremonies in the city.Colonel Ebadi, police chief of city Kavar, summoned Mr. Kazem Dehghan, one of the dervishes who is responsible to hold weekly ceremonies in this city, […]
Judiciary calls opposition house arrests constitutional
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani head of Iran’s judiciary says the house arrests of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are not unconstitutional and can be described as being in accordance with the rights of the National Security Supreme Council in Article 176 of the constitution. Ayatollah Larijani said the judiciary has “more […]
New Year’s Prayers: 10 Faithful Sayings To Start 2015
While New Year’s and the transition into 2015 is a cultural celebration, it is also a spiritual one. So for 2015, we have collected 10 prayers that in addition to providing renewal for you in the New Year, provide renewal with Jesus. Shutterstock/juniartWith the coming of a New Year, come many changes. People make […]
Air Pollution In Tehran Sends Hundreds To Hospitals
Severe air pollution in Iran’s capital, Tehran, has put nearly 400 people in hospitals with heart and respiratory problems. Hassan Abbas, a Tehran emergency services official, said on December 30 that the city’s dirty air had caused another 1,434 people to be treated in their homes for similar problems. Tehran officials have urged sick […]