Iran Film Draws Criticism For Portraying The Prophet Muhammad
| By Nasser Karimi ALLAHYAR, Iran (AP) – Here in this Persian replica of Mecca, built at the cost of millions of dollars, an Iranian film company is attempting to […]
Facilitating Iran's Nuclear Deal with the West
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Facilitating Iran’s Nuclear Deal with the West
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Iran nuclear talks: Deal can be reached says Rouhani
Continue reading the main story in BBC Rouhani’s Iran Are Iran nuclear talks heading for deal? Talks lifeline Can diplomacy succeed? Clock ticking Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says progress made […]
Congress gives Obama room on Iran
Washington (CNN) Congress is giving President Barack Obama some breathing room on nuclear talks with Iran, while Obama is appealing directly to Iranians to support a deal facing a deadline at […]
Norooz 2015: Dates, Traditions, And History Of The Persian New Year
The Huffington Post | By HuffPost Religion Editors Posted: 03/20/2015 10:07 am EDT Updated: 03/20/2015 10:59 am EDT The Persian New Year is called Norooz (also Nowruz, Nawroz, among other spellings) and marks the first day of spring. It’s also the Baha’i New Year, but the holiday is celebrated by […]
This Persian New Year, An Ancient Mystic Poet Could Help You Chart Your Future
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 03/20/2015 4:06 pm EDT Updated: 03/20/2015 4:59 pm EDT Cyrus Abhar, an Iranian Baha’i engineer in Sacramento, California, was facing what he described as “serious difficulty” in his life some years ago. Instead of praying for relief or consulting a self-help book, […]
Major nations hold talks on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran – officials
MAR 12, 2015 – 23:27 By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran, a step that could make it harder for the U.S. Congress […]
Israel and Iran face off over past oil ties
Israel, Iran tight-lipped on decades-old arbitration with pressure in Israel to remove secrecy World Bulletin / News Desk As Israel loudly and publicly denounces Iran and its nuclear programme this week, the two countries are quietly tussling in a decades-old dispute over a secretive oil pipeline company that could be worth billions […]
Pelosi: I was near tears by the insult to the intelligence of the United States in PM Netanyahu’s address
Source: Press Release Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the Joint Meeting of Congress: “The unbreakable bonds […]
Swiss ‘secondo cinema’ shines in Hollywood
OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM Swiss ‘secondo cinema’ shines in Hollywood By Ariane Gigon FEB 20, 2015 – 08:00 Talkhon Hamzavi was born in Tehran in 1979 and arrived in Switzerland aged seven (Keystone) Swiss-Iranian film director Talkhon Hamzavi has been nominated for an Oscar for her coming-of-age social drama about a young […]
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s message to the youth in Europe and North America
The secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council has said for the first time since the revolution that we use simple language to develop mutual understanding with the world. The secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council has described Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s message to the youth in Europe and […]
Chasing shadows and light in Iran
Marian Reid explores the country’s desert towns, where 3,000 years of generations have adapted to the harsh environment to create a beautiful and timeless world. By Marian Reid In the […]
IRANIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER ROUHANI
11 FEBRUARY 2015 | ANALYSIS | BY ASSOC PROF RODGER SHANAHAN In this Lowy Institute Analysis Rodger Shanahan examines changes in Iranian foreign policy under President Rouhani. He argues that while the Iranian President has changed the tone of Iranian foreign policy, changing the substance will prove much more difficult. […]
Iran says opportunity for nuclear deal is now
Foreign Minister Zarif appears to rule out new extension to negotiations, saying parties need to “seize opportunity”. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has appeared to rule out any new extension to negotiations with world powers over his country’s nuclear programme after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry for […]
A New Movie about the Prophet Muhammad Debuts in Iran
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times is using a different title Biopic of Prophet Muhammad Divides Sunni and Shia Muslims Source: Newsweek BY CATHERINE PHILLIPS 1/30/15 AT 1:42 PM Amid global […]
Iranian film on prophet Muhammad set for premiere
A multimillion-dollar biopic about the childhood of the prophet Muhammad – Iran’s most expensive and lavish film to date – is set to premiere on Sunday. Tehran’s Fajr international film […]
Iran to hold film festival on Prophet Muhammad
Tehran Times: The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance will hold an international short film festival on the Prophet of Islam with the motto of “Muhammad, the Messenger of […]
Robert Fisk: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah a case of shoot first, ask questions later
World View: An Iranian general and six Hezbollah officers have been wiped out by helicopters near the Syrian city of Quneitra. But what were they doing there, asks Robert Fisk Very occasionally, the Israelis go for the jugular. Their helicopter attack on “terrorists” near the Syrian city of Quneitra at […]
The Iranian debt: How Netanyahu is losing Israel’s real battle with the Islamic Republic
With billions of dollars hanging in the balance, Israel and Iran have been waging legal war in Swiss courtrooms since 1981 – while conducting behind-the-scenes contacts over an ever-growing debt to the National Iranian Oil Company. By Aluf Benn | Jan. 17, 2015 | 8:14 AM Thursday, January 23, 2014, […]