The Iran Protests and US Policy
The Iran Protests and US Policy by Mel Gurtov 875 words Published in: Eagle Times, In the Human Interest, LA...
The Iran Protests and US Policy by Mel Gurtov 875 words Published in: Eagle Times, In the Human Interest, LA...
Mahsa Amini, who was preparing to go to university with the goal of becoming a doctor, was taken into custody on Sept. 13 in Tehran by Iranian ‘morality police’. Her crime? Wearing a hijab they deemed “inappropriate."
I’ve been haunted by a phrase for almost a month now: “morality police.” The news has been global. A 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, was arrested as she was leaving a subway station in Tehran on September 13...
Ah, lemonade! As we endure the summer swelter, is there a more refreshing beverage? Making lemonade out of lemons is a worthy and timely endeavor, whether actually or metaphorically.
Despite the best efforts of the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu to disrupt the nuclear talks with Iran by attacking Iran’s nuclear computer network, the news out of Geneva is that a new agreement is close to being signed.
Happily, in some measure, in his first three months in office, Joe Biden has shown a needed system change toward healing, sharing, caring, helping, and cooperation in his domestic policy achievements and goals.
The death penalty is an antiquated and barbaric form of punishment. This is why most nations have ended it.
The predominant direction of a progressive US president should be toward “Making America Safe for the World.”
There has never been a more opportune time than now for each of us to do our part to develop peace between nations...
In a previous column, I introduced the president-elect’s team: a group of serious professionals...
“U.S. sanctions against Iran, cruelly strengthened in March of 2018, continue a collective punishment of extremely vulnerable people. Presently, the...
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“In the wake of the assassination of Iranian military leader Major General Qasem Soleimani and nine other people by a...
“The United States killed Iranian Quds Forces Commander General Qassam Soleimani. There is no hyperbole or exaggeration too great to...